President Donald Trump moved one step closer to deploying National Guard troops in yet another American city on Monday. In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned one of two restraining orders barring the president from deploying troops in Oregon’s largest city.

“After considering the record at this preliminary stage, we conclude that it is likely that the President lawfully exercised his statutory authority,'” the majority wrote.

The Trump administration ordered 200 members of the Oregon National Guard into federal service last month, with an eye toward deployment in Portland. Trump has spent much of his second term arguing that he has the authority to mobilize state troops in cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, citing supposed spikes in crime. That argument has lande

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