An unprecedented weekend put Portland at the center of national headlines, as President Trump continued his push to deploy National Guard members into the city over the objections of city and state elected officials and a federal judge.

“This is a nation of Constitutional law, not martial law,” the Trump appointed judge wrote.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have required regular purges of license plate databases and regularly audited how automated plate readers are used. He said the regulations would have impeded criminal investigations.

U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut is expected to decide Friday whether to temporarily block the president from deploying troops in Portland.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is raising money from labor unions and Democrats all over the country for his redistricting ballot measure. Republicans are pouring in money to fight it.

Oregon, California, Washington and 13 other Democratic states are losing nearly $8 billion toward climate projects, after the Trump administration terminated multiple federal grants.

Records released Wednesday offer more context to the national guard deployment being planned in Portland.

Some in Oregon’s congressional delegation said government shutdown is necessary as President Trump consolidates power, sends troops to American cities, attacks political enemies.

For the first time in years, Oregon landlords governed by the state’s rent stabilization law can’t hand out double-digit rent increases.

Pamela Rocha joins the Exchange to discuss the details.

Oregon lawmakers held a hearing on President Trump’s order for the first time Tuesday

Oregon’s Democratic members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives voted against a short-term federal spending package.