July 22, 2020 Portland seeing slower police response, more burglaries amid protests, data show Slower police response times for reported burglaries amid the ongoing nightly protests in Portland, Ore., have business owners concerned that criminals may feel emboldened to commit crimes as law enforcement resources are shifted to combat the demonstrations that have, at times, turned violent.
July 22, 2020 Oregon governor compares federal officers to 'secret police abducting people' Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, who this weekend blamed President Trump for the growing violence in Portland and characterized the federal presence in the city as "political theater," said at a press conference Wednesday that federal cops are “secret police abducting people.”
July 22, 2020 Barr says leading cause of death for young Black males is homicide: 'Those lives matter' Attorney General William Barr, in an event announcing the enhanced presence of federal agents in cities to quell unrest, noted that the leading cause of death in young Black males is homicide.
July 22, 2020 Lightfoot asks Chicago for help in deadly shootings, after rejecting federal law enforcement Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot joined police officials Wednesday to plead for assistance from the public a day after gunfire erupted outside a funeral home that left 15 people injured, and a separate incident in which a 3-year-old girl was shot in the head -- this after rejecting the Trump administration's plan to send federal agents to help combat increasing crime in the city.
July 22, 2020 Ben Shapiro: Democrats and the media are 'rooting for chaos' as 'villains' destroy the country The outrage from Democrats and much of the mainstream media over President Trump's deployment of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in Portland, Ore., is further proof that they are "rooting for chaos," Ben Shapiro asserted Wednesday.
July 22, 2020 Trump's federal intervention in cities sparks furor – but it's not unprecedented The Trump administration is facing intense criticism for its decision to send federal law enforcement to Portland in an effort to protect federal property from riots that have gone on for more than 50 days -- but it is the latest in a history of presidents sending federal muscle to cities facing unrest, albeit with circumstances very different from today.
July 22, 2020 Federal officers in Portland may have been permanently blinded by lasers, officials say At least three federal officers in Portland may not recover their vision after demonstrators, who have shown up in the thousands for more than 50 consecutive nights, shined lasers in their eyes and threw fireworks at a federal courthouse, officials said Tuesday.
July 22, 2020 Dozens of federal law enforcement officers in Portland doxed amid riots, officials say Dozens of federal law enforcement officers in Portland have had their personal information posted online by individuals who have also encouraged protesters to go to those officers’ homes, officials said Tuesday.
July 21, 2020 Hannity blasts Democrats' 'psychotic madness' after they call federal intervention in Portland 'Gestapo' Sean Hannity ripped Democratic leaders in Oregon and across the country who have slammed President Trump and his administration following Department of Homeland Security intervention in Portland, Ore., which has been the site of violent protests for weeks.
July 21, 2020 MSNBC analyst John Heilemann claims Trump sent federal agents to Portland as a 'trial run' to 'steal this election' MSNBC political analyst John Heilemann made a bold claim on Tuesday that President Trump's deployment of federal agents into Portland was a "trial run" for what is to come beyond the 2020 election.