National Guard troops could arrive in Portland as soon as Thursday, per the Oregonian, depending on the outcome of a lawsuit seeking to block the deployment. Why it matters: The timeline has come into sharper focus as local leaders continue to say the presence of federal troops is unnecessary and unlawful.

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek will hold media availability Monday at 3:30 p.m. to answer questions about the passage of the transportation tax vote. Reporters will also ask questions about the response to federal troops deployment to Portland.

Seth takes a closer look at the president posting an AI video of himself and threatening to send troops to yet another American city.

Hegseth issued a memorandum, on Sunday, calling into federal service 200 members of the Oregon National Guard, against the wishes of Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek. Trump said that he was “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” in Portland. The Department of War would not say how they interpret that order.

A possible motive still eludes investigators in Grand Blanc, Michigan, where at about 10:30 a.m. ET Sunday an attacker drove his pickup truck—with two American flags raised in the bed—into a Mormon church before opening fire with an assault rifle and setting a portion of the building on fire, Police Chief William Renye told reporters Sunday.

President Trump had said he will send troops to Portland to protect U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities, which he said were "under attack."

Following weeks of speculation and discussion that Portland may be the next city National Guard troops are deployed to, President Trump announced Saturday he will do just that. In a social media post,