The adoption of a new mascot for a Portland, Oregon, high school has been delayed because officials believe using a tree could be connected to the history of lynching in the United States. Ida B. Wells-Barnett High School, which was recently renamed from Woodrow Wilson High School, is also in the process of changing its…
Jim Jordan Demands Answers From DOJ, DHS on Biden Admin’s Efforts To Enforce Federal Law in Portland
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) is demanding answers from the head of the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security on how the Biden administration is protecting federal property and personnel in Portland, Oregon. The city saw persistent demonstrations last summer that eventually escalated into nights of violence and rioting following the death of George Floyd….
Murders, Shootings Skyrocketed in Portland Following George Floyd’s Death
Shootings and murders significantly increased in Portland starting in May 2020 and have continued plaguing the city since. The death of George Floyd in police custody that month in Minneapolis triggered nationwide protests and riots, with Portland seeing escalating violence that eventually culminated in nightly clashes between federal officers and insurgents. Shootings rose 173 percent…
Federal Judge Restricts Portland Police Crowd Control, Suspends Officer
A federal judge this week ordered the Portland police department to stop using certain crowd control munitions as he suspended an officer accused of firing non-lethal rounds at demonstrators during a riot in June 2020. Officer Brent Taylor must be removed from all crowd control events pending an internal investigation, U.S. District Court Chief Judge Marco…
Crews Re-Erect Fence Around US Courthouse in Portland as Leaders Condemn Violence From ‘Anarchists’
A strong fence was put back up around the U.S. courthouse in Portland after rioters attacked the building, while local leaders condemned the ongoing violence they pinned on anarchists. Video footage and photographs showed the fencing being re-erected on Sunday outside the Mark O. Hatfield Courthouse in Oregon’s largest city just three days after it…
Portland Police Surround 100 Rioters After Group Smashes Windows Downtown
Police officers late Friday surrounded a group of about 100 and charged 13 with crimes after a protest devolved into a riot. Members of the crowd, wearing all black and chanting far-left slogans, broke windows at an apartment building and several other structures in the Pearl District neighborhood around 9 p.m. before they were surrounded….
Rioters Attack US Courthouse in Portland
Rioters in Portland created chaos at a U.S. courthouse on Thursday, smashing windows, setting fires, and clashing with federal officers. Dozens of people gathered outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland in the afternoon, initially entering the building and refusing to leave. “Officers arrived and found about 30 people refusing to leave, some…
Portland Rioters Smash Windows, Harass Diners
Rioters in Portland late Saturday smashed windows, vandalized buildings, and harassed diners. Video footage showed a group clad in black, dressed in the style favored by the far-left Antifa network marching down the street, stopping to spray paint structures, break windows, and shout at diners. Videos also showed the crowd shining lights into apartment buildings…
Biden’s Attorney General Pick Says Portland Riots May Not Have Been ‘Domestic Terrorism’
Attorney general nominee Merrick Garland said this week that the riots in Portland last year may not have qualified as domestic terrorism. “My own definition, which is about the same as the statutory definition, is the use of violence or threats of violence in an attempt to disrupt democratic processes. So an attack on a…
Antifa Activists Smash Windows, Chuck Snowballs at Police in Portland
Purported Antifa activists late Friday smashed windows and hurled snowballs at police officers after gathering downtown. Some 30 to 50 people gathered at Director Park around 8 p.m. before marching to the Portland Police Bureau’s Central Precinct, the bureau said in an incident summary. After arriving, the group began throwing objects and yelling at officers….
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