Overview

• Trump told reporters he would consider using the Insurrection Act if people were being killed and courts, governors or mayors prevented deployments.
• Illinois and the city of Chicago filed suit seeking to stop the federalization of the Illinois National Guard and Texas troops for use in Chicago, calling the move unlawful.
• A federal judge temporarily halted a National Guard deployment to Portland for the second time, reflecting ongoing judicial resistance.
• The administration authorized 300 Illinois Guard members for Chicago to protect federal personnel and assets, and Texas Governor Greg Abbott offered 400 state troops for federal use.
• Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield pledged court fights, arguing there is no insurrection and warning about the statute’s broad discretion.