Trump news at a glance: President mulls use of insurrection act as national guard deployment faces legal issues
by Guardian staff from US news | The Guardian on (#70JJP)
The president threatened the use of emergency powers after a federal judge temporarily halted national guard deployment in Portland. Key US politics stories from 6 October at a glance
Donald Trump threatened to use emergency powers to deploy more troops into Democrat-led cities, as his attempts to mobilise the military faced legal challenges.
The president openly mulled use of the Insurrection Act after a federal judge in Oregon temporarily halted a National Guard deployment in Portland.
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