Overview

• The White House said 300 Guard members were authorized to protect federal personnel and property in Chicago, according to spokesperson Abigail Jackson.
• A federal judge, Karin J. Immergut, temporarily blocked a planned Guard deployment to Portland, finding protests did not pose a danger of rebellion, with the order set to expire on October 18.
• Chicago becomes the fifth Democratic-led city targeted for Guard use after earlier deployments to Los Angeles, Washington and Memphis, and the president has warned he could send troops to New York or Baltimore.
• Homeland Security personnel in Chicago reported opening fire on an armed driver who rammed their van, wounding the woman.
• Democratic officials denounced the moves, with Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and Senator Ron Wyden praising the court order and Illinois Senator Dick Durbin calling the Chicago deployment unjustified.