Federal agents fired tear gas at protesters again and made arrests when several hundred people demonstrated in downtown Portland late Wednesday and early Thursday, hours after state leaders announced that federal agents would soon leave the cityCBS Portland affiliate KOIN-TV reports. It was the 62nd consecutive night of protests there. …
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Washington – The Trump administration and the Oregon governor have agreed to begin withdrawing federal agents from downtown Portland after violent nightly clashes between police and protesters, the governor said Wednesday. But the White House and the Department of Homeland Security said federal police will leave the city once attacks …
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Portland officials say they intend to bill the White House almost $ 200,000 (£ 154,000) for a fence that was erected around federal court amid ongoing protests. City transport chiefs issued the federal government with a withdrawal order on the barricade, which they say was built without permission and blocks …
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Washington – The Trump administration and the Oregon governor have agreed to begin withdrawing federal agents from downtown Portland after violent nightly clashes between police and protesters, the governor said Wednesday. But the White House and the Department of Homeland Security said federal police will leave the city once attacks …
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The Trump administration will remove federal paramilitaries from Portland starting Thursday in a major change after weeks of intensifying protests and violence. Oregon Governor Kate Brown said she agreed to withdraw in talks with Vice President Mike Pence. Brown said state and municipal police officers will replace agents from the …
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