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Trump Gets the Greenlight: Federal Troops are On Their Way to Portland

The majority held the president was “entitled to substantial deference” and the courts should be “especially cautious not to second-guess the executive’s assessment of security threats..."

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Kyle Becker
Oct 21, 2025
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Portland’s socialist politicians just suffered a humiliating defeat in their attempt to turn their city over to a violent radical mob.

After years of molotov cocktails, smashed windows, anti-ICE riots, and public officials kneeling to anarchists, there has been a ruling from the notorious Ninth Circuit that signals that the city’s lawlessness may be coming to an end.

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