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Federal officers have arrested or detained 60 people on or near federal courthouse property in Portland since early July.

Those in violence prevention work have called gun violence in this country an epidemic for decades. Now, there’s a health pandemic layered on top, which has only exacerbated it.

Donavan La Bella, the 26-year-old protester who a U.S. Marshal shot and severely injured on July 11, is slowly recovering and due to be released from in-patient rehab this weekend, according to his mother, Desiree La Bella.

U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman rejected an effort by Oregon’s attorney general to restrict federal law enforcement agencies as they police protests in downtown Portland.  

New bill concepts reveal sweeping new steps lawmakers are considering, as tumult in Portland draws international attention.

Oregon Democratic U.S. Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici, along with about a dozen other lawmakers, demanded the acting head of the Department of Homeland Security, Chad Wolf, resign immediately in a letter sent Friday.

Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler waded into the crowd of protesters fighting for racial justice this week — and he got tear gassed by federal officers. But did that wash away his political problems?

After a critical opinion piece, the president of the Portland NAACP led an event Thursday night, saying he wanted to center ongoing demonstrations once again on issues of police violence and racism. 

U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon has temporarily restrained the use of force by federal officers deployed to Portland, restricting their interactions with legal observers and journalists observing nightly protests against police violence.

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer called federal officers' tactics in Portland "a made-for-TV provocation" to score political points for President Donald Trump.