Trump sends troops from California to Portland after court denies deployment

Portland is the latest US city - many of which are Democrat-led - targeted as part of the president's crime crackdown. He has argued troops are necessary to restore peace amid ongoing protests over immigration enforcement.

California Gov Gavin Newsom vowed to file a lawsuit over the manoeuvre, which he called a "breathtaking abuse of the law and power".

The deployment circumvents a judge's order that blocked deploying troops in Portland by instead using National Guard members who were alread

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