Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin J. Immergut heard arguments Friday on Oregon and Portland’s bid to block President Trump’s federalization of 200 National Guard troops, but issued no immediate ruling.
• The White House ordered a review of federal aid to Portland and said additional CBP and ICE resources will be sent following clashes near the ICE facility.
• The Justice Department confirmed a civil-rights investigation into the arrest of conservative influencer Nick Sortor, examining whether Portland Police engaged in viewpoint discrimination.
• Police reports show Sortor and two others were booked on second-degree disorderly conduct Thursday and released Friday, while new arrests and a federal detention occurred at the protest Friday night.
• Federal lawyers also sought the recusal of Judge Michael H. Simon over his spouse’s public criticism of the deployment, and Guard units trained on the Oregon Coast pending any court order.