How does Sunday's ruling affect what might happen with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals? It's complicated.

Multiple outlets reported on internal documents outlining plans to prepare more than 20,000 troops from all 50 states to respond to “civil unrest.”

On the second day of Oregon’s and the city of Portland’s trial against the federal government, lawyers from both sides took a line of questioning that went to the heart of staffing issues at the Federal Protective Service and its ability to keep a Portland Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility safe from protests.

U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut said Friday that she aimed to issue a ruling Sunday — the day that her temporary restraining order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops expires. The legal debate capped off a three-day trial in Portland that saw a handful of local, state and federal officials take the witness stand.

For the second time this year, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered troops and state police to the state capital for a protest known as “No Kings.”