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The President threatened to use executive authority to send more forces into urban centers led by Democrats, while his attempts to mobilize the armed forces encountered court challenges.

Federal Judge Halts Portland Troop Deployment

The president openly considered employing the emergency legislation after a federal judge in the state temporarily stopped a military reserve deployment in Portland.

"There exists an emergency law for a purpose. If I had to enact it I would do that," Trump informed 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, sure I would do that."

Mixed Rulings on Troop Deployments

A federal judge declined to halt national guard troops from being deployed to the state after a lawsuit from the state against the administration.

Troops from Texas could be deployed to the city in coming days and the President is also seeking to federalize the state's national guard. A parallel attempt to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon was blocked by a court official in that state.

Funding Lapse Persists into Second Week

The US government shutdown entered its second week, with Democratic and Republican lawmakers making no apparent progress toward reaching a deal to resume government operations, while the executive branch warned it was proceeding with plans to reduce the federal workforce.

Numerous departments and offices ceased operations and instructed employees to remain off-site after the legislative branch did not pass funding measures to maintain the federal ability to spend money.

Federal Prosecutor Resists Pressure in James Case

A career federal prosecutor in the state has told colleagues she does not consider there is sufficient evidence to bring legal actions against state legal official Letitia James.

The official, the attorney, oversees major criminal cases in the local division for the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia and intends to shortly deliver her determination to the appointed official, a administration supporter, who was appointed as the US attorney for the region last month.

Maxwell Appeal Rejected by High Court

The nation's highest court has declined to hear an legal challenge from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction. Maxwell in the year was given to two decades incarceration for criminal offenses and related crimes.

Executive Hiring at Major Network

Network parent company Paramount will purchase the media outlet, a new publication founded by the journalist, and has named her top editor of the established broadcast organization. Weiss, 41, has little background working in network news, though she has carved out a reputation as a independent commentator and growing media executive.

Other Events

• Government officials said that funds from a US government program that subsidizes commercial air service to rural airports are set to expire imminently because of the funding lapse.
• The television host appeared better regarded than the President after a disagreement with the White House temporarily left the talkshow host from broadcasting in last month.
• Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has urged Donald Trump to scrap tariffs on his country's imports and restrictions against its officials, as the two men held what the South American government called a "amicable" video call.