Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has extended the dates of the California National Guard's deployment to Oregon until early February, and Texas National Guard members until early December.

A federal appeals court allowed President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. Oregon plans to appeal the decision. Also, Tennessee officials are filing a lawsuit challenging the deployment of troops to Memphis.

A menagerie of costumed demonstrators and dance parties have drawn national attention to Portland amid protests over federal troops.

With the stated purpose of reducing crime and supporting deportation initiatives, President Donald Trump has sent National Guard troops to the streets of several American cities. So far, the National Guard has been deployed in Chicago,