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Donald Trump warned to exercise executive authority to dispatch additional troops into cities led by Democrats, while his efforts to activate the armed forces faced legal obstacles.

Federal Judge Blocks Portland Military Presence

Donald Trump publicly discussed utilizing the emergency legislation after a court official in the state temporarily stopped a military reserve presence in Portland.

"We have an Insurrection Act for a purpose. If I had to enact it I would do that," the President told journalists in the White House, stating, "should fatalities occur and courts were holding us up or state and local officials obstruct progress, certainly I would act."

Mixed Rulings on Troop Deployments

A federal judge declined to halt military personnel from being sent to Illinois after a lawsuit from the state against the administration.

Military personnel could be deployed to the city in coming days and the President is also seeking to federalize the state's military reserve. A similar effort to deploy troops to the Oregon city was blocked by a judge in that jurisdiction.

Government Shutdown Continues into Second Week

Federal funding lapse entered its second week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to resume government operations, while the administration indicated it was proceeding with plans to slash the federal workforce.

Numerous departments and offices closed their doors and instructed employees to stay home after the legislative branch failed to approve legislation to maintain the federal ability to spend money.

Justice Department Official Declines Pressure in Legal Matter

An experienced justice official in the state has told colleagues she does not consider there is sufficient evidence to bring legal actions against state legal official Letitia James.

The official, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees major criminal cases in the local division for the federal prosecutor for the regional jurisdiction and intends to shortly deliver her determination to Lindsey Halligan, a Trump ally, who was installed as the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia recently.

Maxwell Appeal Rejected by High Court

The nation's highest court has declined to hear an legal challenge from convicted figure Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction. Maxwell in the year was given to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes.

Executive Hiring at Broadcast Company

Network parent company the corporation will purchase the Free Press, a new publication founded by Bari Weiss, and has named her editor-in-chief of the storied US news network. The journalist, 41, has no experience working in network news, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and growing media executive.

Additional Developments

• Government officials said that subsidies from a federal initiative that subsidizes airline operations to regional facilities are set to expire imminently because of the government shutdown.
• Jimmy Kimmel emerged as more popular than Donald Trump after a disagreement with the White House temporarily left the entertainer from broadcasting in September.
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has requested Donald Trump to scrap tariffs on his country's imports and restrictions against its officials, as the leaders held what the Brazilian presidency called a "amicable" virtual meeting.