🔗 Share this article President Considers Emergency Powers Act as Military Reserve Mobilization Encounters Judicial Challenges The President indicated to use emergency powers to send additional troops into urban centers led by Democrats, while his efforts to mobilize the armed forces encountered legal obstacles. Federal Judge Halts Portland Troop Deployment The president publicly discussed utilizing the emergency legislation after a court official in the state briefly halted a military reserve deployment in the city. "We have an Insurrection Act for a reason. Should it become necessary to implement it I would proceed," Trump told reporters in the White House, stating, "if people were being killed and judicial delays impede action or state and local officials obstruct progress, sure I would do that." Varying Decisions on Military Mobilizations A federal judge will not immediately block national guard troops from being deployed to the state after a lawsuit from the state against the president. Troops from Texas might be sent to the city later this week and the President is also seeking to federalize the state's military reserve. A similar effort to deploy troops to Portland, Oregon was halted by a court official in that jurisdiction. Funding Lapse Continues into Second Week The US government shutdown entered its second week, with Congressional leaders making no apparent progress toward negotiating an agreement to resume government operations, while the executive branch warned it was moving forward with plans to reduce the federal workforce. Numerous departments and departments ceased operations and told employees to remain off-site after the legislative branch failed to approve funding measures to continue the federal ability to spend money. Justice Department Official Resists Influence in James Case An experienced justice official in the state has told colleagues she does not consider there is probable cause to file criminal mortgage fraud charges against state legal official the official. The prosecutor, Elizabeth Yusi, oversees significant legal matters 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 Trump ally, who was appointed as the US attorney for the eastern district of Virginia recently. Maxwell Appeal Rejected by Supreme Court The US supreme court has declined to hear an legal challenge from Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell of her sex trafficking conviction. The defendant in the year was sentenced to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and related crimes. Executive Hiring at Broadcast Company Network parent company Paramount will purchase the Free Press, a new publication founded by Bari Weiss, and has named her editor-in-chief of the storied US news network. The journalist, 41, has little background working in network news, though she has carved out a reputation as a heterodox opinion writer and burgeoning media operator. Other Events Government officials said that funds from a US government program that subsidizes commercial air service to regional facilities are scheduled to end imminently because of the government shutdown. Jimmy Kimmel emerged as better regarded than Donald Trump after a spat with the president's administration briefly removed the talkshow host from broadcasting in September. The Brazilian leader has urged the President to scrap tariffs on his nation's goods and sanctions against its representatives, as the two men held what the Brazilian presidency called a "amicable" video call.