Pakistan, Oct. 6 -- PORTLAND, Oregon - A U.S. federal judge on Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying National Guard troops to Portland, dealing a significant blow to the president's efforts to use federal forces in cities governed by Democrats.

The ruling by U.S. District Judge Karin Immergut came just a day after she had restricted the deployment of Oregon's own National Guard to the city. The Trump administration had attempted to circumvent that decision by calling in federalized units from California and Texas - a move the judge said directly violated her earlier order. "How could bringing in federalized National Guard from California not be in direct contravention of the decision I issued yesterday?" Judg...