Overview

• U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut blocked the administration’s latest order to send National Guard troops to Oregon, citing state sovereignty.
• The White House filed an appeal the same morning to the Ninth Circuit and pointed to a recent Ninth Circuit win involving the California National Guard under Title 10.
• On CNN, Stephen Miller said the president has “plenary authority” and then stopped mid-sentence, a clip that spread widely online.
• Viewers debated whether Miller’s pause was a technical issue or deliberate, while reporting stressed that presidential power faces constitutional and statutory checks.
• Miller criticized the ruling as a grave breach of constitutional order and linked it to efforts he alleges are aimed at nullifying the 2024 election.