Category: Portland

Rioters in Portland Caused $2.3 Million in Damage to Federal Buildings: Official

Riots propelled by the far-left Antifa network in Portland caused $2.3 million in damage to federal buildings, an official said this week. The office of U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon Billy Williams confirmed the figure with The Epoch Times. The bulk of the damage was inflicted upon the Mark. O Hatfield U.S. Courthouse,…


Rioters Try Breaking Into Portland Police Association

Rioters attempted on Wednesday evening to break into the Portland Police Association, law enforcement officials said. A protest began near North Lombard Street and North Campbell at around 5:15 p.m., Portland Police said on Twitter. Participants then attempted to break down an entry door of the Portland Police Association. “We are monitoring the situation,” Portland…


Andy Ngo on What Antifa Wants; The Future of California | The Nation Speaks

In this episode of The Nation Speaks, we sit down with Andy Ngo, journalist and author of the newly released book “Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy.” He reveals how the organization works, its ideology, and what it really wants. And retired police Sergeant Betsy Smith offers a law enforcement perspective on Antifa….


Police Find No Bias, Terror Motive in Portland Road Rampage

PORTLAND, Ore.—Investigators have found no evidence that terrorism, politics or any bias motivated the rampage of a 64-year-old Oregon man who witnesses said repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, killing a 77-year-old woman and injuring nine other people, police said. Police identified the driver as Paul Rivas of Oregon City. He…


Elderly Woman Killed, 5 Others Hurt in Portland Car Rampage

PORTLAND, Ore.—A motorist repeatedly drove into people along streets and sidewalks in Portland, Oregon, on Monday, killing an elderly woman who was dragged beneath the wheels. The man then tried to flee on foot but neighbors surrounded him until police arrived and wrestled him into custody. Five other people were hurt and taken to hospitals….


Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler Pepper-Sprayed Man Who Confronted Him Outside Pub

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler pepper-sprayed an unmasked man who accosted and confronted him with a video camera.


White House Press Secretary Says She Hasn’t Spoken With Biden About Riots in Portland and Seattle

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she hasn’t spoken with President Joe Biden about the recent unrest in the Pacific Northwest, adding that the situation is being monitored by the national security team. Psaki made the remarks at a Friday press briefing at the White House, where she was asked by a reporter whether…


Sen. Wyden Condemns Inauguration Day Riots in Home State, Oregon

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) condemned the riots by anarcho-communist activists across Portland on Inauguration Day. “I repudiate it in every form possible—violence in any form. Violence from any corridor is wrong,” Wyden told The Washington Examiner on Friday. Some Republicans denounced the fact that their Democratic counterparts didn’t condemn the riots in Portland and Seattle even…


Grassley Calls on Biden to Condemn Antifa Rampage in Portland and Seattle

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) urged President Joe Biden to condemn the actions of far-left rioters in the Pacific Northwest, who after Wednesday’s inauguration damaged property, set fires, and clashed with police despite Biden’s pleas for unity. “I’m waiting for Pres Biden to condemn violence/looting/arson last two days in Oregon & Washington state,” Grassley wrote in…


Antifa in Seattle and Portland Smash Property, Oppose Biden, Police: ‘We Are Ungovernable’

Far-left activists vandalized buildings and clashed with police in the Pacific Northwest on Jan. 20, voicing their opposition to the government, law enforcement, and the freshly sworn-in President Joe Biden, with some carrying signs reading, “We are ungovernable.” In Portland, black-clad activists with their faces covered broke windows and the glass door at the Democratic…