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Senate staffers missed their first paychecks due to the government shutdown on Monday, but at least one Democratic lawmaker who has repeatedly voted against reopening the government will not say whether he still plans to receive his salary. Democratic Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Monday that he is “still […]

'Continues to face serious public safety challenges'

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A panel of judges on an appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump can legally send National Guard troops to Portland in order to secure the area around a besieged federal facility.Far-left anti-deportation activists have been protesting against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the city's South Waterfront district, oftentimes with violence. The president has argued that military troops are necessary to quell the attacks and secure the facility.'The law, US Constitution, and supremacy clause back the President's action to protect the public and law enforcement, and today this ruling has vindicated us.'On Monday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the president was justified in the Oregon National Guard troop deployment.On Thursday, the three-judge panel heard arguments from the Department of Justice to allow the deployment and also from Oregon officials against the order.Local and state officials have argued that the troops are unnecessary and that the administration is exaggerating the violence at the facility.Some lawmakers have gone so far as to accuse the administration of faking the violence out of political motivation."This is the first time I know of, at least in my lifetime, that the federal government has faked a riot in order to try to justify the Insurrection Act being invoked," said Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon in a statement to CNN."Having illegitimately attempted to federalize the Oregon National Guard and being blocked because there is no 'invasion' or 'rebellion' in Portland, Trump continues to try to incite riots and violence," he added in a Facebook post.Others on the left have accused the president of using the troop mobilization in order to seize control of the streets and intimidate his political opponents.This isn't about public safety; it's about power," said Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California to the New York Times. "The commander in chief is using the U.S. military as a political weapon against American citizens. We will take this fight to court, but the public cannot stay silent in the face of such reckless and authoritarian conduct by the president of the United States."Two of the judges on the panel were appointed by Trump, while the third was appointed by President Bill Clinton.RELATED: Hilarious video shows Portland officers enraging anti-ICE protesters by blaring out order in Trump's voice Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem applauded the ruling in a post on social media."Another VICTORY for President Trump and the safety and security of the American people," she wrote."The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that @POTUS is rightfully using his Constitutional authority to direct the National Guard to protect federal assets, personnel and public safety in Portland, Oregon," Noem added. "The law, U.S. Constitution, and supremacy clause back the President's action to protect the public and law enforcement, and today this ruling has vindicated us."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

New York City is on the cusp of voting in Zohran Mamdani, a young democratic socialist and New York State Assembly member, as its next mayor. As of now, he is the clear front-runner. Recent polls show him leading with about 45% support, far ahead of rivals like independent Andrew Cuomo at 25%.The promise of “free” everything has blinded many struggling New Yorkers into pledging their support for the Muslim communist, but Sara Gonzales, BlazeTV host of “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered,” warns that this is bound to end in a far bigger disaster than most of us realize.Last Thursday, Mamdani participated in his first mayoral debate. Not only did he admit his plans to make everything free by taxing the living daylights out of people, but he also let slip his true intentions: Turn New York City into a lawless Muslim city. Sara plays a clip from the debate, during which Mamdani criticized Cuomo for his lack of mosque attendance.“It took Andrew Cuomo being beaten by a Muslim candidate in the Democratic primary for him to set foot in a mosque. He had more than 10 years, and he couldn’t name a single mosque at the last debate we had that he visited. And what Muslims want in this city is what every community wants and deserves. They want equality, and they want respect,” Mamdani said.Sara is disgusted: “I would love to know, how many synagogues have you been to and not planted explosives? How many Christian churches have you been to, buddy?”Blaze Media digital strategist Logan Hall adds, “If you told someone, one of the first responders after 9/11, that, ‘Hey, you know, 20 years from now, we’re going to be importing hundreds of thousands of Muslims, bringing them directly to this city, and the guy who has a very likely chance to be the next mayor is demanding that other candidates go visit mosques as a qualification for elected office,’ I don’t know ... if they would have voted for that.”On top of prioritizing Muslims, Mamdani contradicted his previous statements about supporting New York City police.“I am looking to work with police officers, not to defund the NYPD, looking to ensure that officers can actually do one job when they’re signing up to join that department,” he said during the debate.“That’s perfect, except he doesn’t actually believe that,” says Sara, who has a long list of receipts.She plays old video footage showing Mamdani boldly admitting, “I am in favor of defunding the police.” His X account is also rife with similar statements: “Defund the Haram Police”; “Defund the police and build a socialist New York”; “What we need is to #DefundTheNYPD”; and “Queer liberation means defund the police,” among several others.“And this guy now conveniently wants to tell New York City that he totally supports NYPD. The problem is, Zohran, that the internet is a thing and these screenshots are forever,” Sara says.“I think this is a pretty clean-cut case of importing the third world,” Logan says.“[Progressives’] entire criminal justice policy is to side with criminals and to make sure more crime happens. ... They want more crime to happen because communists thrive on chaos and dysfunction. It allows them to grab more power and break down the barriers that would naturally restrain the state,” he continues. “So, they’re always going to side with the illegals. They’re always going to side with the criminals. They’re always going to side with the freaks that are terrorizing normal people and terrorizing your society.”Guest Chad Prather, host of “The Chad Prather Show,” foretells New York City’s dismal future: “To be a citizen in New York City in the future is a death sentence. It is literally a dystopian nightmare. It is an apocalyptic movie. It is the end of the world. It is Armageddon. ... It will be a death sentence if you live there. It will be murderous. It will be rapey. It will be a rampage of violence. There will be no justice. There will be no sense of bail. There will be no prison system. There will be nothing that punishes crime.”“If this guy gets power, I’m telling you, within 10 years, it is the end of the state of New York.”To hear more of the panel’s conversation, watch the clip above.Want more from Sara Gonzales?To enjoy more of Sara's no-holds-barred takes on news and culture, subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America, defend the Constitution, and live the American dream.

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