Tag: Portland

Estate of Man Killed by Antifa Member in Portland Sues City Over ‘Hands-Off Approach to Public Safety’

The estate of a man who was shot dead in Portland, Oregon last year is suing the city over its approach to public safety. Portland Mayor and Police Commissioner Ted Wheeler, Multnomah District Attorney Mike Schmidt, and other city officials “created a vacuum where peacekeeping efforts and criminal accountability should be; in its place, an…


Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Striking Federal Officer With Hammer During Portland Riot

A Texas man caught on camera assaulting a federal officer with a hammer last year during rioting in Portland, Oregon, pleaded guilty this week to assault. Jacob Gaines, 24, faces a maximum sentence of up to 20 years in prison, a fine of up to $250,000, and up to five years of supervised release. “We…


Portland Leaders Postpone Vote on Resolution That Would Boycott Texas Over Pro-Life Law

The city council in Portland, Oregon, decided not to move forward this week with a planned boycott of Texas over the state’s new law banning most abortions. Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler, a Democrat who is part of the council, announced Wednesday that the vote was being postponed. “City Council is working together to best understand…


Portland State University Professor Resigns, Says School Is a ‘Social Justice Factory’

Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian said he’s resigned from his position in an open letter and accused the college administration of creating an environment that imperils dissent. “I never once believed—nor do I now—that the purpose of instruction was to lead my students to a particular conclusion,” Boghossian, a philosophy professor, wrote in the…


NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (Sept. 6)

President Joe Biden has declared New Jersey and New York major disaster sites after Hurricane Ida, a former Marine is charged with first-degree murder in the killing of four people in Florida, and city officials in Portland, Oregon, want to ban doing business with Texas.


Portland to Ban Travel to, Trade With Texas in Protest of New Anti-Abortion Law

City officials in Portland, Oregon are planning to ban travel to Texas over the southern state’s recently enacted anti-abortion law. Portland’s City Council is scheduled to vote Sept. 8 on an emergency motion that would ban the city from procuring goods or services from Texas, in addition to blocking city workers from traveling there. “The…


Portland Mayor Defends Policing Strategy After Street Brawls, Firefight

Portland’s mayor and police commissioner on Monday defended the city’s strategy dealing with events that led to brawls and people exchanging gunfire on city streets. Members of the right-wing Proud Boys and far-left Antifa gathered in Oregon’s largest city over the weekend and violence broke out. The events culminated with at least two people exchanging…


Violence Breaks Out in Portland, One Arrest Made

A rally and counter-protest in Portland, Oregon on Sunday turned violent as clashes broke out between members of the Proud Boys and Antifa. Demonstrators and far-left Antifa members who arrived to disrupt the planned demonstration began arriving at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in the early afternoon, with several hundred people there by 2:30 p.m., the…


Violence Breaks Out in Portland; 1 Arrest Made

A rally and counterprotest in Portland, Oregon, turned violent on Aug. 22 as clashes broke out between members of the Proud Boys and Antifa. Demonstrators and far-left Antifa members who arrived to disrupt the planned demonstration began arriving at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in the early afternoon, with several hundred people there by 2:30 p.m….


Portland Braces for Violence as Antifa Plots Disruption to Planned Rally

Officials in Portland, Oregon, are preparing for violence to break out during a rally and an opposing event planned for Sunday. Two groups, one composed of people who describe themselves as patriots, the other made up largely of members of the so-called anti-fascist Antifa network, are planning to descend on a waterfront park on the…