Judge permanently blocks Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard to Portland
A federal judge on Friday ruled that the Trump administration’s attempt to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon, was unconstitutional.
On Sunday, U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut, a Trump appointee, temporarily extended an order blocking the administration from deploying troops to The Rose City, saying the government failed to justify the move.
In the Sunday evening order, Immergut temporarily blocked “Defendant Secretary of Defense [Pete] Hegseth from implementing” memorandums that authorized the federalization and deployment of National Guard members from Oregon, Texas and California into Portland.
The injunction remained in effect until Friday.
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Friday’s 106-page ruling makes the order permanent.
It followed a three-day trial over whether protests at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Portland warranted use of the military domestically under federal law.
The administration said the troops were needed to protect federal personnel and property.
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Immergut said in the ruling the “evidence demonstrates that these deployments, which were objected to by Oregon’s governor and not requested by the federal officials in charge of protection of the ICE building, exceeded the President’s authority” because he wasn’t able to demonstrate there was a rebellion or threat of rebellion that couldn’t be enforced without the military.
The judge added that “even giving great deference to the President’s determination, the President did not have a lawful basis to federalize the National Guard.”
Immergut called the order unconstitutional, saying that it violated the 10th Amendment, “which ‘reserves to the States’ any powers not expressly delegated to the federal government in the Constitution.”
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The city of Portland and state of Oregon had sued the administration over the deployment in September after Hegseth sent 200 troops to the city.
The administration can appeal the decision.
The administration also faces a temporary injunction in Chicago, where a judge has barred the administration from deploying troops.
James Carville makes shocking comment after election wins, predicts who wins in 2028
Democratic strategist James Carville stirred controversy Thursday with provocative remarks reacting to Tuesday’s election results.
On his “Politics War Room” podcast, Carville stated: “I’m personally going to find a convicted pedophile and run him in a race just to see if he could beat a Republican.”
He followed up with: “I’m not sure. I’m not going to say a convicted pedophile could win.”
Carville added: “And by the way, the guy who was running against him ran a pretty good campaign.”
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The veteran strategists’ remarks came in the wake of Democrats flipping a number of key offices and improving their performance on Tuesday.
One winning result was Jay Jones, the Democratic challenger for Virginia attorney general who defeated incumbent Republican Jason Miyares.
The win came after previously leaked texts of violent language from Jones’ 2022 messages became public.
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Although the texts drew sharp criticism, Jones wrote that the then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert “gets two bullets to the head,” raising questions from conservatives about whether Democrats are serious about combating and condemning political violence.
In the messages, Jones fantasized about Gilbert being shot in the head while also suggesting that harm should come to the Republican’s young “fascist” children.
“I’m gonna give you all the most interesting piece of news of this cycle, even more interesting than Bucks County, the Republican legislator who released the text, lost, exactly,” Carville said on his podcast.
Carville also suggested that “baggage” on Republicans may be weighing heavier than candidate missteps. “You’ve got some baggage out there with Trump people,” he said.
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On the podcast he went further, saying he would bet money that a Democrat would win the presidency in 2028 and court-pack the Supreme Court.
“I’m going to tell you what’s going to happen. A Democrat is going to be elected in 2028. You know that. I know that. The Democratic president is going to announce a special transition advisory committee on the reform of the Supreme Court,” he said.
“They’re going to recommend that the number of Supreme Court justices go from nine to 13. That’s going to happen, people. That’s going to happen to you. They’re going to win,” he added. “They’re going to do some blue ribbon panel of distinguished jurists, and they’re going to recommend 13, and a Democratic Senate and House is going to pass it, and the Democratic president is going to sign it, because they have to do an intervention so we can have a Supreme Court that the American people trust again.”
Carville has conceded before now that in January he was wrong about the 2024 election after repeatedly predicting Kamala Harris would win and that the results boiled down to the economy.
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He also previously wrote an essay for the New York Times headlined “Three Reasons I’m Certain Kamala Harris Will Win.”
He also said in a pre-election MSNBC interview that Harris would beat Donald Trump because Trump was “stone a— nuts.”
Nobel Prize winner who made ‘discovery of the century’ dies at age 97
James Watson, who co-discovered the double-helix structure of DNA in 1953, has died at age 97.
Born in Chicago in 1928, Watson made the groundbreaking discovery at just 24 years old alongside British physicist Francis Crick. Watson died in hospice care after a brief illness, his son confirmed Friday, according to The Associated Press.
“As a scientist, his and Francis Crick’s determination of the structure of DNA, based on data from Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins and their colleagues at King’s College London, was a pivotal moment in the life sciences,” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Watson’s former research institution, said in a statement Friday.
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Watson died earlier this week on Long Island, The New York Times reported.
Watson, along with scientists Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins, won the 1962 Nobel Prize after discovering DNA’s double-helix structure, two intertwined strands resembling a twisting ladder, The Associated Press reported.
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“Francis Crick and I made the discovery of the century, that was pretty clear,” Watson once said.
The discovery revealed how genetic information is stored and replicated and created the foundation for modern genetic engineering, disease treatment with genes and DNA identification techniques, according to The Associated Press.
In the years that followed the discovery, Watson authored books, including “The Double Helix” in 1968 and “Molecular Biology of the Gene” in 1965.
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However, later in life, he also drew widespread condemnation for racist remarks.
“His remarks on race and IQ in 2008 led the CSHL Board of Trustees to remove him from all administrative roles and his appointment as a CSHL Trustee,” Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory wrote. “When he made similar statements in 2020, the board revoked his Emeritus status and severed all connections with him.”
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Crick and Wilkins both died in 2004, according to The Associated Press.
Sheriff mourns deputy ‘brutally attacked’ and ‘murdered’ while responding to crash
A Miami-Dade deputy was fatally shot during an altercation Friday, leading to a massive police response.
Deputy Devin Jaramillo, 27, was shot while responding to a car crash and was taken to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries, Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said at a news conference, adding the deputy was “brutally attacked, and he was murdered.”
“Today is not OK. What happened today in Miami-Dade County and to our deputy was not OK, and today will never be OK,” Cordero-Stutz said. “I ask our community to pray for the family of our fallen deputy, to pray for all of us because we are a family, and we are hurting.”
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The shooting happened shortly before 4 p.m. in the area of a warehouse near Southwest 128th Street and 122nd Avenue as the deputy was responding to a car crash. Bystanders called 911, and deputies responded and gave him first aid before he was rushed to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital, where he died.
“He’s a son, a brother and a friend,” Cordero-Stutz said.
“He gave his ultimate sacrifice defending us — his life — defending you,” the sheriff continued. “We need to say as a society we will not accept this. I’m grateful to the men and women who provide safety to our community every single day.”
Cordero-Stutz also wrote on X, “My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and fellow deputies during this difficult time. Deputy Jaramillo’s legacy of integrity, compassion, and courage will continue to live on in the hearts of all who had the privilege of knowing and serving alongside him.”
Coral Gables Police, the Florida Highway Patrol and the FBI also responded. Officers also gathered at HCA-Florida Kendall Hospital.
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Police blocked off the area and closed several nearby roadways.
“I’m praying for the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office deputy who was shot this afternoon in the line of duty. Our entire community stands with this brave officer, his family and fellow deputies, and all our men and women in uniform who put themselves at risk to protect our community,” Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava wrote on X.
Orban jokes he wants to hire Leavitt after her spur of the moment media takedown
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban quipped during a bilateral meeting at the White House that he wants to hire press secretary Karoline Leavitt after she delivered an impromptu takedown of the media for spreading “fake news” over American affordability concerns.
“Karoline, the prime minister would like you to work for him in Hungary,” Trump said Friday after Orban was seen leaning toward Trump and asking him, “Can I get her for us?”
The scene unfolded after Trump called Leavitt into Cabinet room at the White House, where Trump and Orban were holding a bilateral meeting to discuss Hungarian energy and trade. Toward the end of the meeting, reporters peppered the president with questions on the shutdown and affordability concerns, with one reporter saying, “You said last night you didn’t want to talk about affordability.”
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Trump shot back:I talked about it. When did I not want to talk about it? I talk about it all the time. We are much better than Biden and all of them now.”
Trump called out to Leavitt amid his response, with her arriving at the meeting shortly after.
“They said, ‘Oh, I don’t want to talk about affordability.’ The reason I don’t want to talk about affordability is because everybody knows that it’s far less expensive under Trump than it was under Sleepy Joe Biden,” Trump said. “And the prices are way down.”
Leavitt arrived to the meeting and promptly launched a takedown on the media for their coverage of the economy.
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“It’s very unfortunate that the reporters in this room refused to address, sir, what you just said, which is that you inherited the worst inflation crisis in modern American history, and you are fixing it in 10 short months,” Leavitt said. “And your entire administration has been tasked with this effort, from Treasury Department to Agriculture Department to the National Economic Council right here at the White House, they are slashing regulation. He signed the largest middle class tax cut in six months. In six months, in record time. Putting more money back into the American people’s pockets.”
“Affordability is what the American people elected this president to do,” she added. “And he is doing it. And you guys refuse to cover it. And you refused to cover that the previous administration created the worst unaffordability crisis in American history. And I’ve been watching the TV all day saying that he doesn’t want to talk about affordability. That’s what he’s working on every day. And that’s what this administration is doing now.”
Trump said the media has “refused” to cover the economic wins because the reporters are “fake news,” before Orban interjected that he would like to hire Leavitt.
“You know what, that’s a very good decision you just made,” Trump jokingly told Orban after he said he wanted to hire Leavitt. “Please don’t leave us, Karoline.”
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Orban’s meeting at the White House comes as he calls on the U.S. to grant Hungary an exemption on U.S. sanctions placed on Russia in October as negotiations with Moscow to end the war in Ukraine slowed.
The world’s tallest teenager makes historic college basketball debut in Florida’s win
The Florida Gators were up big in the fourth quarter of their win over North Florida on Thursday, yet fans had one big request for head coach Todd Golden.
They wanted to see Olivier Rioux, the world’s tallest teenager at 7-foot-9, make his collegiate debut, as chants of “We want Ollie!” swept through the arena.
Golden granted the vociferous crowd’s wish with 2:09 left to play in the game when he inserted Rioux. In Rioux’s two minutes of action, he didn’t even touch the ball because of the attention he commanded.
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“It felt great,” Rioux said. “The support from everybody was amazing, even on the bench and even the fans. I think everybody supported me. I’m very grateful.”
Rioux’s appearance lit the whole arena up. Even North Florida forward Trey Cady smirked when he measured himself against a towering redshirt freshman. Rioux became the tallest player ever to step on the court in college basketball history.
When asked about making history, Rioux quipped, “It’s another day, I guess.”
Golden said the requests for Rioux to come into the game began at halftime.
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“There’s people yelling at me at halftime about playing him,” Golden said. “I’m like, ‘Listen, it will happen. The time will come.’”
Rioux is 2 inches (5 centimeters) taller than former NBA giants Gheorghe Muresan and Manute Bol, and 3 inches taller than popular big men Yao Ming, Tacko Fall and Shawn Bradley.
Golden credited the Canadian native for his work ethic despite not getting a lot of playing time.
“He’s put in a lot of great work,” Golden said. “To his credit, he’s kept a great attitude without getting a lot of reward in terms of playing time and opportunity.”
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Golden stressed the importance to his players at halftime of building a big lead, so young players like Rioux could get a chance to play.
“I talked to the guys at halftime when we’re up 24 and I expressed to them the importance of getting off to a really good start so we can get some of the younger guys and some of the guys from down on the bench an opportunity to play and to get some rip,” Golden said. “Obviously the game was in our control and thought it would be a good opportunity to get him out there and get his first college experience, and I think he was pretty excited.”
Rioux’s next chance to get on the floor is when the Gators take on Florida State on Tuesday at 7 p.m. ET.
Senate Republicans hopeful filibuster may break on a test vote, sources say
Fox has learned that Senate Republicans are hopeful that just enough Senate Democrats may be willing to join with them to help break a filibuster on a test vote to fund the government through sometime in January. This proposal would also fund the Department of Agriculture and Department of Veterans Affairs, plus, Congress until Sept. 30, 2026.
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If Republicans are able to coax enough Democrats to vote yes, the Senate could vote as early as tomorrow to break a filibuster on this combination bill. That would require 60 yeas.
However, what is unclear is the status of Obamacare subsidies. Democrats have balked at the lack of a concrete remedy to spiking health care premiums.
“They’re looking for an off-ramp,” said one Senate source familiar with the Democrats’ thinking.
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Fox is told that air traffic control and flight delays are a major consideration in the thinking of the Democrats.
It is believed that the Senate GOP leadership is reluctant to force a vote related to the combination spending bill on the floor without a guarantee it could break a filibuster.
One Senate source told Fox it would be “bad form at this stage” to endure a failed procedural vote on a plan which Republicans believe is the only way out of the government shutdown cul-de-sac.
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Moreover, a break by these Democrats without an agreement on health care would be a blow to progressives and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.). It would also mark the first true progress toward re-opening the government.
If enough Democrats are yeas, Fox is told the Senate could take a test vote on Saturday night. By the book, if the Senate breaks the filibuster, the Senate may not be able to take a final vote on the package until sometime Monday or Tuesday. But Fox is told there is a distinct possibility that Democrats could yield back time to expedite the process.
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If the Senate were to approve the deal, it’s on to the House. But the House’s disposition is unclear on this legislation. And the House would not even consider this plan until the middle of next week at the earliest.
However, if the House aligns with the Senate, the government would re-open — at least for a couple of months.
Texas wins major battle in drag show fight as court reverses ban on controversial law
A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce a 2023 law that prohibits drag shows in public or when children are present, although the ruling indicates that the judges do not believe all drag shows would be restricted under the measure.
Senate Bill 12 bans drag performers from dancing suggestively or wearing certain prosthetics on public property or in front of children. Business owners could face a $10,000 fine for hosting these performances, and performers who violate the law could be slapped with a Class A misdemeanor.
A three-judge panel in the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed an earlier decision by a district court, returning the case to the district court, according to The Texas Tribune.
In Thursday’s decision, the judges ruled that most of the plaintiffs, which included a drag performer, a drag production company and pride groups, were not found to have planned a “sexually oriented performance,” meaning they could not be harmed by the law that seeks to restrict sexually explicit dances, the outlet reported.
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The ruling also suggests that the court does not believe all drag shows are sexually explicit and, therefore, are not impacted by the ban.
In September 2023, U.S. District Judge David Hittner ruled that the law was unconstitutional, writing that it “impermissibly infringes on the First Amendment” and that it is “not unreasonable” to believe it could affect activities such as live theatre or dancing.
Critics of the ban have previously argued that GOP lawmakers were attempting to label all drag shows as sexually explicit, as Republicans continue to target the performances in Texas and several other states.
The court found that performances described by a drag production company are arguably sexually explicit, although the ruling does not specifically state which actions were included.
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“When asked whether the performers ‘simulate contact with the buttocks of another person,’ the owner testified that the performers sit on customers’ laps while wearing thongs and one performer invited a ‘handsome’ male customer ‘to spank her on the butt,'” the ruling said. “When asked whether the performers ‘ever perform gesticulations while wearing prosthetics,’ the owner testified that in 360 Queen’s most recent show, a drag queen ‘wore a breastplate that was very revealing, pulsed her chest in front of people, (and) put her chest in front of people’s faces.'”
Judge Kurt Engelhardt also wrote in a footnote that there is “genuine doubt” that these actions are “actually constitutionally protected —especially in the presence of minors.” He was joined by Judge Leslie Southwick, while Judge James Dennis disagreed.
“That gratuitous dictum runs headlong into settled First Amendment jurisprudence and threatens to mislead on remand,” Dennis wrote in his partial dissent.
The court also removed most of the defendants from the case before sending it back to the district court to reconsider a part of the measure that centers on the Texas attorney general’s job in enforcing the law.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton praised the ruling, saying in a news release that he “will always work to shield our children from exposure to erotic and inappropriate sexually oriented performances.”
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“It is an honor to have defended this law, ensuring that our state remains safe for families and children, and I look forward to continuing to vigorously defend it on remand before the district court,” he said.
The plaintiffs and the ACLU of Texas, which represents the plaintiffs, described the ruling as “heartbreaking,” adding that they plan to continue fighting the law.
“We are devastated by this setback, but we are not defeated,” they said in a joint statement. “Together, we will keep advocating for a Texas where everyone — including drag artists and LGBTQIA+ people — can live freely, authentically, and without fear. The First Amendment protects all artistic expression, including drag. We will not stop until this unconstitutional law is struck down for good.”
UPS, FedEx ground fleet of MD-11s after Louisville plane crash that killed 14
UPS has temporarily grounded its fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-11s, which was the type of plane involved in a deadly crash in Louisville, Kentucky, earlier this week.
The decision was made “out of an abundance of caution and in the interest of safety,” the company said in a statement late Friday night.
“We have made the decision to temporarily ground our MD-11 fleet,” UPS said. “MD-11s are approximately 9% of the UPS Airlines fleet. The grounding is effective immediately.”
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“We made this decision proactively at the recommendation of the aircraft manufacturer. Nothing is more important to us than the safety of our employees and the communities we serve,” the statement continued.
The company added that “contingency plans are in place to ensure we can continue to deliver the reliable service our customers around the world count on.”
FedEx also said it is grounding its MD-11s.
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“Out of an abundance of caution, we have made the decision to immediately ground our MD-11 fleet as we conduct a thorough inspection and safety review,” FedEx said in a statement. “We are immediately implementing contingency plans within our integrated air-ground network to minimize disruptions.”
At least 14 people were killed in the crash on Tuesday, including the three crew members on board and at least eleven people on the ground.
The UPS flight was headed from Louisville to Honolulu when it crashed at around 5:15 p.m. as it was taking off, hitting an industrial area near the airport and causing a fire.
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“We pray for each of the victims’ families, and pray that no additional victims were lost as our first responders continue to search and seek answers,” Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said in a video posted to X on Friday.
The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigation into the crash.