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Marc Benioff's Ideas for Fixing San Francisco Keep Getting Worse

The billionaire Salesforce CEO said Trump should use the National Guard to clean up San Francisco's streets.

Reason

Trump’s National Guard deployments reignite 200-year-old legal debate over state vs. federal power

If you’re confused about what the law does and doesn’t allow the president to do with the National Guard, that’s understandable.

The Conversation

Trump Gets Green Light From Appeals Court For Portland National Guard Deployment

A federal appeals court on Monday temporarily cleared the way for President Donald Trump to send National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, overturning a lower court's block on the deployment amid ongoing legal battles.

Benzinga

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US appeals court ruling allows Trump to send troops to Portland

The verdict is the most recent step in a rapidly advancing case that started last month when the states of California and Oregon, along with the city of Portland, filed a lawsuit to prevent President Trump from deploying the National Guard.

Euronews

Chicago, D.C., Portland lead legal fights over Trump's National Guard push

Future rulings could reshape the president's power to override states.

Axios

Trump mulls invoking the Insurrection Act and signals he’ll send troops to San Francisco

President blames Democratic leaders for resisting crime-fighting efforts as he continues to target cities for federal takeovers

The Independent UK

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff Walks Back On His Support Of Trump's National Guard Proposal For San Francisco: 'I Sincerely Apologize'

Salesforce Inc. (NYSE:CRM) CEO Marc Benioff issued a public apology on Friday, after previously supporting President Donald Trump's proposal to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco.

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Trump urges Supreme Court to allow National Guard in Chicago

The filing follows multiple federal court orders blocking deployment.

Axios

Seventh Circuit Rules Against Trump's Use of National Guard in Chicago

The Court of Appeals unanimously refused to stay a trial court ruling against Trump, signaling the judges believe his use of the Guard is illegal.

Reason

Trump asks Supreme Court to allow Guard deployment in Chicago - Roll Call

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to allow the deployment of National Guard troops in the Chicago area.

Roll Call

Donald Trump claims to be the president of peace, but at home he is fomenting civil war

His ruthless use of the national guard to menace cities and political enemies is unprecedented. He is preparing for battle against the ‘enemy within’, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

Trump-backer Joe Rogan shreds president’s decision to deploy National Guard as ‘a dangerous precedent’

The Independent UK

Marc Benioff’s shortsighted bet against San Francisco

I say this as someone who knows Marc. I’m not in his inner circle, but I got to know him years ago when I sold one of my companies to Salesforce.

Fortune

Gov. Abbott activates Texas National Guard ahead of “No Kings” protest in Austin

Austin's mayor clarified in a statement later Thursday that the troops would not be on the streets unless there was “emergency need.”

The Texas Tribune

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Gavin Newsom 'Thanks' Trump For Calling Francisco A 'Great City 15 Years Ago'

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) on Wednesday needled President Donald Trump over fresh talk of sending the National Guard to San Francisco, reminding him that Trump himself had praised the city's past during the years when Newsom was mayor.

Fortune

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser says fear of ICE is disrupting business: ‘People aren’t going to work’

D.C.’s mayor says the city is still on edge amid National Guard deployments, immigration sweeps, and a shrinking federal footprint.

Reason

Deference Due? Trump, the National Guard, and the Misuse of Martin v. Mott

A guest post by Joshua Braver and John Dehn.

Euronews

Trump may be the man of the moment abroad but domestic issues continue to plague his administration

The ovations and gushing words of praise he received in Jerusalem is something he seldom seems to receive at home as his administration grapples with a string of domestic problems.

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The Independent UK

As the National Guard enters Memphis, memories of MLK and 1968 unrest resurface

As the National Guard enters Memphis, some longtime residents are recalling the thousands sent there in 1968

Reason

Trump Won't Invoke the Insurrection Act—As Long As He Can Use the National Guard However He Wants

If the courts try to enforce legal limits on the president's military deployments, he can resort to an alarmingly broad statute that gives him more discretion.

The Independent UK

National Guard set to patrol Memphis but blocked in Illinois for 2 weeks

National Guard troops are expected to begin patrolling in Memphis

Axios

Judge rules against Trump's federalization of National Guard in Chicago

A U.S. judge says the president can't federalize the National Guard just because of political conflict.

The Independent UK

FACT FOCUS: Trump paints a grim portrait of Portland. The story on the ground is much less extreme

President Donald Trump and his administration have described Portland, Oregon, as a city under siege by antifa, labeling it a war zone

The Conversation

Trump’s tragedy: the US becomes an autocracy and the presidency, a dictatorship

[…]we took the freedom of speech away.

The Conversation

Explainer: what powers does Trump actually have to deploy the military to US cities?

US President Donald Trump’s efforts to deploy the military for law enforcement duties in selected American cities is likely to end up before the US Supreme Court.

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