20 h. ago Trump was planning to send troops to San Francisco. Now he’s not. Here’s why | Joe Eskenazi

The US president’s reversal was as capricious as his original plan. What if local billionaires had urged him to stick with it?This story was published in collaboration with Mission Local.The mayor of San Francisco said on Thursday that Donald Trump had simply called him – no go-betweens or consigliere required – and told him there would no longer be a deployment of federal agents or troops to the city.Joe Eskenazi is an editor and columnist for Mission Local. Io Yeh Gilman and Xueer Lu contributed reporting Continue reading...

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61 h. ago Trump won’t send federal troops to San Francisco after ‘friends in the area’ asked him not to: Live updates

California Governor Gavin Newsom had threatened to sue the Trump administration if the president deployed the National Guard to the state

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61 h. ago Trump cancels plans to send federal troops to San Francisco for immigration crackdown

Mayor Daniel Lurie says he spoke with Trump as protesters took to streets in anticipation of a large-scale deploymentSan Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie has said that Donald Trump was cancelling plans for a “federal deployment” to the city as hundreds of protesters took to the streets in anticipation of a major immigration operation.Lurie said he spoke with the president late Wednesday evening, amid reports of that dozens of federal agents were headed to the San Francisco Bay Area. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago San Francisco leaders push back against Trump's National Guard threat

President Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco, calling it crime-ridden and claiming residents want federal help

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4 d. ago Trump claims allies in Middle East will send troops into Gaza and ‘straighten out Hamas’ if ceasefire fails

US president claimed leaders told him ‘explicitly’ they would act against militant group ‘at his request’

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4 d. ago MIKEY SMITH: 13 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he bulldozes White House and issues Gaza threat

Trump threatened to send troops into Gaza, demolished part of the White House, and nearly got in a scrap with an Ambassador. Here's everything you need to know

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5 d. ago Trump cleared to send National Guard into Portland after appeals court ruling

Trump has attempted to send out-of-state National Guard troops into cities to quell protests and protect federal law enforcement

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5 d. ago Trump can send national guard troops to Portland, appeals court rules

Order marks an important legal victory for president as he continues to send military forces to Democratic-led citiesA divided US appeals court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump can send national guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by the leaders of the city and state, giving the Republican president an important legal victory as he dispatches military forces to a growing number of Democratic-led cities. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump can deploy national guard troops to Portland, Oregon, federal appeals court rules – live

Justices on ninth circuit court of appeals overrules lower court decision that blocked deploymentThe Senate will vote, for the 11th time, on a House-passed funding bill that would reopen the government at 5.30pm today.As the government shutdown enters its 20th day, there is little end in sight. The lower chamber is still out of session, as both parties continue to trade barbs over the lapse in funding. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco

President blames Democratic leaders for resisting crime-fighting efforts as he continues to target cities for federal takeovers

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1 week ago Elon Musk demands Trump send US troops to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk said downtown San Francisco is ‘a drug zombie apocalypse’ as he called for the deployment of federal troops

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2 w. ago National guard remains in Chicago area as judge to rule on Trump deployment

President attacks Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as extra troops at army training site south-west of cityHundreds of national guard troops remained in the Chicago area as city and Illinois officials awaited a judge’s decision to stop Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration enforcement operation in the nation’s third-largest city.It was still unclear where specifically the Trump administration would send the troops who reported to an army training site south-west of Chicago, which was laden with extra fencing and tarps put up to block the public’s view of the facility late on Wednesday evening. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Texas National Guard troops gather at Illinois army training center despite lawsuit over Trump crackdown

Texas National Guard troops can be seen gathering at an Illinois army training center, the most visible sign yet of the Trump administration’s plan to send troops to the Chicago area.

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2 w. ago Photos of the mixed reactions to Trump's bid to deploy troops to more US cities

President Donald Trump's bid to deploy the National Guard in cities like Portland, Oregon, and Chicago is bringing out both supporters and detractors of the administration's immigration policies.

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2 w. ago Q&A: A look at the National Guard's role as Trump seeks to deploy troops in Oregon and Chicago

President Donald Trump’s efforts to send National Guard troops into U.S. cities — including Los Angeles, Portland, Oregon, and Chicago — over the objections of Democratic mayors and governors have prompted a host of questions about the president’s authority and who controls the Guard

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2 w. ago Illinois braces for possible National Guard arrival while lawsuit challenging deployment simmers

Illinois officials are bracing for the possible arrival of the National Guard while a legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s plan to send hundreds of troops to the Chicago area still simmers

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2 w. ago Judge refuses to block Trump’s deployment of national guard to Illinois

State had sued the administration after president deployed troops to state against governor’s wishesUS politics live – latest updatesWhat to know about Trump’s national guard deployment, from rulings to protestsA federal judge will not immediately block national guard troops from being deployed in Illinois after a lawsuit from the state against the president on Monday.Troops from Texas could be deployed to Chicago later this week and Trump is also seeking to federalize Illinois’ national guard. A similar effort to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon, was blocked by a judge in that state. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago California and Oregon to fight Trump as both sue over deployed national guard

Governors Newsom and Kotek push back on Trump administration as it looks to escalate crackdown in PortlandCalifornia’s governor, Gavin Newsom, said on Sunday he would go to court to fight the move by Donald Trump to send national guard members from his state to Oregon, where protesters have gathered near a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) building in Portland.Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, said 101 California national guard members arrived in her state on Saturday night by plane and more were on the way. Kotek said there has been no formal communication with the federal government about the deployment. A day earlier, a judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying 200 members of Oregon’s guard to Portland. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Judge blocks national guard deployment to Oregon after legal action by Newsom

California governor says president ‘attacking rule of law’ as Trump-appointed judge rules twice to stop national guard from any state being used in OregonA federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any national guard units to Oregon a few hours after the California governor, Gavin Newsom, announced he would sue the president over the planned deployment of his state’s troops.Both states sought the temporary restraining order after the president sent guard members from California to Oregon earlier in the day. On Saturday, the same judge temporarily blocked the administration from deploying Oregon’s national guard troops to Portland. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Trump slams federal judge, whom he appointed, for blocking National Guard deployment in Portland

The judge noted Trump’s decision to send the troops was “untethered” to the facts

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