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Trump news at a glance: president can send national guard to Portland, for now

Protestors hold signs and wear costumes of a frog, a symbol of local resistance, as tens of thousands of
Protestors hold signs and wear frog costumes, a symbol of local resistance, as tens of thousands of ‘No Kings’ demonstrators march in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. Photograph: John Rudoff/Reuters

President Donald Trump claimed a key victory in a US appeals court Monday as a divided three-judge panel decided he is allowed to deploy federal troops to the city of Portland, Oregon.

Trump had claimed the right to send the national guard to the liberal stronghold for the purported purpose of protecting federal property and agents. The ruling marks an important legal victory for Trump as he continues to send military forces to Democratic-led cities.

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