🔗 Share this article Chief Executive Considers Emergency Powers Act as National Guard Mobilization Encounters Legal Hurdles The President threatened to invoke emergency powers to deploy additional troops into cities under Democratic leadership, while his efforts to activate the military faced court challenges. Court Official Halts Portland Troop Deployment The president publicly discussed employing the emergency legislation after a federal judge in the state temporarily stopped a National Guard presence in the city. "There exists an Insurrection Act for a purpose. Should it become necessary to implement it I would do that," the President told journalists in the Oval Office, adding, "if people were being killed and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, certainly I would act." Mixed Rulings on Military Mobilizations A federal judge will not immediately block national guard troops from being deployed to Illinois after a lawsuit from the local government against the administration. Troops from Texas might be sent to the city later this week and the President is also seeking to federalize the state's national guard. A parallel attempt to send forces to Portland, Oregon was halted by a judge in that jurisdiction. Funding Lapse Persists into Another Week The US government shutdown continued for another week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to restart funding, while the administration indicated it was proceeding with plans to reduce the government employees. Many agencies and offices ceased operations and told staff to remain off-site after Congress did not pass funding measures to maintain the government's authority to allocate funds. Federal Prosecutor Resists Influence in Legal Matter A career federal prosecutor in the state has informed associates she does not believe there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against New York attorney general Letitia James. The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, manages significant legal matters in the local division for the federal prosecutor for the eastern district of Virginia and intends to soon present her determination to Lindsey Halligan, a Trump ally, who was installed as the federal prosecutor for the eastern district of Virginia last month. Maxwell Appeal Denied by Supreme Court The nation's highest court has rejected an legal challenge from convicted figure Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction. Maxwell in 2022 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for criminal offenses and associated violations. Media Appointment at Broadcast Company Network parent company the corporation will purchase the Free Press, a media startup founded by the journalist, and has appointed her editor-in-chief of the storied US news network. The journalist, forty-one, has no experience working in network news, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and burgeoning media operator. Additional Developments Government officials said that funds from a US government program that supports commercial air service to regional facilities are set to expire imminently because of the government shutdown. Jimmy Kimmel emerged as better regarded than the President after a disagreement with the White House briefly removed the talkshow host off the air in September. The Brazilian leader has urged Donald Trump to eliminate duties on his country's imports and restrictions against its representatives, as the two men held what the Brazilian presidency called a "amicable" video call.