🔗 Share this article President Evaluates Insurrection Act as Military Reserve Mobilization Faces Judicial Challenges The President threatened to exercise executive authority to dispatch more forces into cities led by Democrats, as his efforts to activate the military faced court challenges. Federal Judge Halts Oregon Military Presence The president openly considered employing the emergency legislation after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily stopped a National Guard presence in the city. "We have an Insurrection Act for a purpose. Should it become necessary to enact it I would proceed," the President told reporters in the White House, adding, "if people were being killed and courts were holding us up or governors or mayors were holding us up, sure I would do that." Mixed Rulings on Troop Deployments A federal judge declined to halt national guard troops from being sent to Illinois after a lawsuit from the local government against the president. Troops from Texas could be deployed to Chicago later this week and Trump is also attempting to nationalize Illinois' military reserve. A similar effort to deploy troops to the Oregon city was halted by a court official in that state. Government Shutdown Continues into Second Week Federal funding lapse entered its second week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress toward reaching a deal to resume government operations, while the administration warned it was proceeding with plans to slash the government employees. Many agencies and offices closed their doors and instructed staff to remain off-site after the legislative branch did not pass funding measures to continue the federal ability to spend money. Federal Prosecutor Resists Pressure in Legal Matter An experienced justice official in the state has told colleagues she does not believe there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against state legal official the official. The prosecutor, the attorney, manages significant legal matters in the Norfolk office for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and plans to soon present her conclusion to the appointed official, a Trump ally, who was appointed as the federal prosecutor for the eastern district of Virginia last month. Legal Challenge Denied by Supreme Court The nation's highest court has rejected an appeal from Jeffrey Epstein associate the defendant of her criminal verdict. Maxwell in the year was given to 20 years in prison for criminal offenses and related crimes. Media Appointment at Major Network Network parent company Paramount will purchase the media outlet, a new publication founded by Bari Weiss, and has named her editor-in-chief of the established broadcast organization. Weiss, 41, has little background working in network news, though she has established herself as a independent commentator and growing media executive. Additional Developments The administration announced that funds from a US government program that subsidizes airline operations to rural airports are set to expire imminently because of the government shutdown. Jimmy Kimmel appeared more popular than the President after a disagreement with the president's administration temporarily left the talkshow host off the air in last month. The Brazilian leader has requested the President to scrap tariffs on his nation's goods and sanctions against its officials, as the two men held what the Brazilian presidency called a "friendly" virtual meeting.