Good Morning, News: Shutdown Is a Noun; Shut Down Is a Verb, and Trump Appointed Judge to Decide Portland's Restraining Order Request

"* If the 200 troops US President Donald Trump promised to send to our city had arrived yesterday, or anytime this week, they would have run into the area's first flirtation with "cold rain, hard rain, drizzling rain, freezing rain, the kind of rain that you can't even see, that just looks kind of like floating mist, but that will soak you in 10 seconds flat." That's how former managing editor Erik Henriksen described Portland's forever rain in his 2015 piece " Winter Is Coming: a helpful guide to Portland's rainy season!" Alas, our cold October rain is about to back off in a big way-the next seven days look NICE: partly cloudy, mostly sunny, high 60s and 70s during the day. Could set a table for the season's last big group bike ride?"

"* The timeline for Natty troops arriving HAS NOT BEEN CLEAR, but plenty of Portlanders hoped that the temporary restraining order (TRO) against deploying federal troops in Portland-filed by the state's attorney general Dan Rayfield on Monday-would go into effect before they got here. It looked like that decision would be made by Judge Michael H. Simon, who has ruled to protect US rights on countless occasions in the past (including, full disclosure, the 2020 TRO to preserve press reporting freedoms, which this paper helped request). However, yesterday the Department of Justice asked that Judge Simon recuse himself because he's married to Rep. Suzanne Bonamici who has spoken out against the federalization of Oregon's troops. The case has been reassigned to Judge Karin J. I"

Two hundred National Guard troops promised for Portland face uncertainty as a temporary restraining order aims to prevent federal deployment. The TRO was filed by Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and a decision was expected from Judge Michael H. Simon. The Department of Justice requested Judge Simon's recusal because he is married to Representative Suzanne Bonamici, who has spoken against federalizing Oregon troops. The case has been reassigned to Judge Karin J. I. Portland's October rain is easing, with the next seven days forecasted partly cloudy to mostly sunny and highs in the 60s and 70s.

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