A federal judge blocked President Donald Trump’s deployment of 200 Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. This ruling came after a Friday hearing over the matter, where federal and local officials gave differing accounts of protests in the city. U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting, said she is required to […]
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker said that the Trump administration is planning to federalize 300 members of the Illinois National Guard. The Department of Defense gave him an “ultimatum” Saturday morning, Pritzker said: “Call up your troops, or we will.” “It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a Governor send military troops within our own […]
California drivers can expect temporarily higher prices at the pump after a fire at a Chevron oil refinery lit up the night skies around Los Angeles. Fire crews in El Segundo, California, contained the fire 10 hours after it was triggered by an explosion shortly after 9:30 p.m. PT Thursday. Capable of processing 285,000 barrels […]
