🔗 Share this article President Considers Emergency Powers Act as National Guard Deployment Encounters Judicial Challenges Donald Trump threatened to use emergency powers to send additional troops into cities under Democratic leadership, as his efforts to mobilize the armed forces faced legal obstacles. Court Official Blocks Portland Military Presence Donald Trump openly considered employing the emergency legislation after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily stopped a National Guard presence in the city. "There exists an Insurrection Act for a purpose. If I had to enact it I would do that," the President told reporters in the Oval Office, adding, "should fatalities occur and judicial delays impede action or governors or mayors were holding us up, certainly I would act." Varying Decisions on Military Mobilizations A court official will not immediately block military personnel from being sent to Illinois after a legal challenge from the local government against the president. Troops from Texas could be deployed to the city in coming days and the President is also seeking to federalize the state's military reserve. A parallel attempt to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon was blocked by a court official in that state. Funding Lapse Continues into Second Week Federal funding lapse continued for another week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making little headway toward negotiating an agreement to restart funding, while the administration indicated it was moving forward with plans to reduce the government employees. Many agencies and departments ceased operations and instructed staff to stay home after Congress did not pass funding measures to continue the government's authority to allocate funds. Federal Prosecutor Resists Pressure in James Case A career federal prosecutor in the state has told colleagues she does not consider there is sufficient evidence to bring legal actions against state legal official the official. The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, manages major criminal cases in the Norfolk office for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and plans to soon present her conclusion to the appointed official, a Trump ally, who was installed as the US attorney for the region last month. Legal Challenge Rejected by Supreme Court The nation's highest court has declined to hear an legal challenge from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her criminal verdict. Maxwell in 2022 was sentenced to two decades incarceration for criminal offenses and associated violations. Media Appointment at Broadcast Company Network parent company the corporation will acquire the Free Press, a media startup established by Bari Weiss, and has appointed her top editor of the established broadcast organization. The journalist, 41, has little background working in broadcast television, though she has established herself as a independent commentator and burgeoning media operator. Other Events Government officials announced that funds from a federal initiative that subsidizes airline operations to rural airports are scheduled to end as soon as Sunday because of the funding lapse. Jimmy Kimmel emerged as more popular than the President after a disagreement with the White House temporarily left the entertainer off the air in September. The Brazilian leader has urged Donald Trump to eliminate duties on his nation's goods and sanctions against its representatives, as the leaders held what the Brazilian presidency called a "friendly" video call.