From 7 Oct 2025Oregon's governor says she told Kristi Noem 'there is no insurrection in Oregon'There was a bit of an unexplained delay earlier between Kristi Noem’s arrival at the airport in Portland and the departure of the homeland security secretary’s motorcade for the Ice field office.The reason, it seems, is that Noem was greeted at the airport by Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, who said in a statement that she asked for the meeting when she “heard through unofficial channels” that the secretary planned to visit Portland.According to Kotek, she “reiterated again that there is no insurrection in Oregon.”
“I requested that Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents obey Oregon laws when they engage in federal operations,” the governor added. “I reiterated that I continue to be focused on doing whatever I can to protect Oregonians from military intervention or harmful federal law enforcement tactics. Oregon is united against military policing in our communities.”In a news conference on Sunday, after Oregon had convinced a federal judge appointed by Donald Trump that conditions on the ground did not come close to warranting military intervention, Kotek told reporters that she was concerned that federal officers were violating state law.“We’ve worked really hard in the state of Oregon, from 2020 on, to have better crowd control techniques. There are clear laws of when you can be using teargas, for example. They’re not following any of those,” the governor said the day after federal officer blanketed the neighborhood around the facility in teargas.The intensity of the chemical munitions was such that a reporter who visited the site the following day had trouble breathing.Key events8 Oct 2025Closing summary8 Oct 2025Portland's mayor tells Noem 'out-of-state social media influencers' distort reality in city8 Oct 2025Republican House leaders refuse to swear in newly elected Democrat Adelita Grijalva, key vote on release of Epstein files7 Oct 2025Senior Illinois senator Dick Durbin deplores arrival of Texas national guard in his state7 Oct 2025Oregon governor says state's national guard is under her command and should be sent home7 Oct 2025Oregon's governor says she told Kristi Noem 'there is no insurrection in Oregon'7 Oct 2025Noem departs Ice facility in Portland, passing protesters in animal costumes7 Oct 2025Kristi Noem visits Portland Ice office with Maga influencers in tow7 Oct 2025Raskin says Trump's threat to withhold back pay from federal workers after shutdown is illegal7 Oct 2025Johnson says that not swearing in Arizona congresswoman has 'nothing to do' with Epstein file vote7 Oct 2025Texas national guard troops arrive in Chicago7 Oct 2025Top senate Republican says he assumes workers will get back pay, punts blame to Democrats7 Oct 2025What did we learn from Pam Bondi's Senate judiciary committee hearing?7 Oct 2025Senator Schiff says justice department has become Trump's 'personal sword and shield'7 Oct 2025Furloughed government workers may not be entitled to back pay according to White House memo - reports7 Oct 2025Trump says he will announce in five days which government programs and jobs will be 'permanently eliminated'7 Oct 2025Trump says US will do 'everything possible to make sure everyone adheres to the deal' once deal is reached for Gaza7 Oct 2025'We are very close to making a deal on the Middle East,' says Trump7 Oct 2025Trump declines to say whether he would invoke Insurrection Act7 Oct 2025Trump optimistic about about a deal in Gaza7 Oct 2025Trump and Carney meet in Oval Office7 Oct 2025Arguments in case challenging Colorado 'conversion therapy' ban wrap at supreme court7 Oct 2025Bondi continues to refuse to discuss any conversations with Trump about Comey's indictment7 Oct 2025Bondi evades question about Trump's social media posts urging her to prosecute adversaries7 Oct 2025Democratic senator pushes Bondi on Homan bribery allegations7 Oct 2025Supreme court arguments begin in case over 'conversion therapy' ban's impact on free speech protections7 Oct 2025Bondi spars with Democratic senator over Epstein 'client list'7 Oct 2025Bondi says 'national guard are on the way to Chicago', as she blames ranking member for government shutdown7 Oct 2025Bondi says operation Arctic Frost was an 'undemocratic abuse of power'7 Oct 2025Durbin says attorney general Bondi has 'left an enormous stain on American history'7 Oct 2025Senate judiciary chair begins Bondi hearing by calling out 'weaponization' of Biden DoJ7 Oct 2025Bondi appears before Senate judiciary committee7 Oct 2025Supreme court hears arguments in case to decide whether 'conversion therapy' bans violate free speech rights7 Oct 2025Pam Bondi to testify before Senate amid Trump’s troop deployments7 Oct 2025Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act as Bondi faces SenateShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this featureClosing summaryThis concludes our live coverage of the second Trump administration for the day, but we will be back on Wednesday. In the meantime, here are the latest developments:
