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The President warned to exercise emergency powers to deploy additional troops into cities under Democratic leadership, while his efforts to mobilize the armed forces encountered legal obstacles.

Federal Judge Halts Portland Troop Deployment

Donald Trump publicly discussed employing the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily stopped a military reserve presence in Portland.

"We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. If I had to enact it I would do that," Trump told reporters in the White House, stating, "if people were being killed and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure I would do that."

Mixed Rulings on Military Mobilizations

A federal judge will not immediately block national guard troops from being deployed to the state after a lawsuit from the state against the president.

Troops from Texas could be deployed to the city later this week and the President is also attempting to nationalize the state's national guard. A parallel attempt to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon was blocked by a court official in that state.

Funding Lapse Continues into Second Week

The US government shutdown continued for another week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making little headway toward negotiating an agreement to resume government operations, while the executive branch warned it was moving forward with plans to slash the federal workforce.

Many agencies and offices closed their doors and instructed staff to stay home after the legislative branch did not pass funding measures to maintain the federal ability to spend money.

Justice Department Official Declines Pressure in James Case

A career federal prosecutor in Virginia has told colleagues she does not consider there is sufficient evidence to bring legal actions against state legal official Letitia James.

The official, the attorney, oversees significant legal matters in the local division for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and plans to soon present her conclusion to the appointed official, a administration supporter, who was appointed as the US attorney for the region recently.

Legal Challenge Denied by Supreme Court

The nation's highest court has declined to hear an appeal from convicted figure Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction. Maxwell in the year was given to two decades incarceration for sex trafficking and associated violations.

Executive Hiring at Broadcast Company

CBS News owner Paramount will purchase 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 no experience working in network news, though she has established herself as a heterodox opinion writer and growing media executive.

Other Events

• Government officials said that funds from a federal initiative that subsidizes airline operations to rural airports are set to expire imminently because of the government shutdown.
• The television host appeared better regarded than Donald Trump after a spat with the president's administration briefly removed the talkshow host off the air in September.
• The Brazilian leader has requested the President to scrap tariffs on his country's imports and restrictions against its officials, as the two men held what the South American government called a "friendly" video call.