NPR News: 09-28-2025 5AM EDT
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Giles Snyder. Top officials in Oregon are pushing back against President Trump's announcement that he will send troops to Portland. Oregon Governor Tina Kotak is calling any deployment an abuse of power and a misuse of federal troops.
There is no insurrection.
Why are Oregon leaders opposing the proposed deployment of federal troops to Portland?
There is no threat to national security and there is no need for military troops in our major city.
On social media this weekend, Trump called Portland war ravaged and said troops were necessary to protect immigration facilities, which have been the focus of protesters. Saturday's announcement is Trump's latest threat to deploy troops to a Democratic-led city, a timeline for a deployment. And which troops would be sent is not clear. Hundreds of people marched in downtown Chicago Saturday demanding that Illinois officials stand up against the Trump administration's immigration agenda. From member station WBEZ, Summer Van Benton reports.
Protesters ranged from babies in strollers to elders in wheelchairs. Cars honked in support. Some walking by even joined the march. Organizer Hussam Maraja with the U.S.-Palestinian Community Network and a co-chair for the Chicago Coalition Against the Trump Agenda says the Trump administration is targeting blue cities who are making progressive change.
The precedent that he's setting is that you're going to make progress and you're going to have these progressive mayors and progressive cities that come from unions and working class people, then we're going to punish you.
Protesters are demanding officials enact laws and policies to stop federal agencies from harming residents. For NPR News, I'm Summer Van Binton in Chicago.
Ukrainian officials say Russia launched hundreds of drones and missiles overnight. The capital city of Kyiv is reported to have borne the brunt of the attack. The mayor says the strikes targeted residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, a medical facility and a kindergarten. Authorities say four people were killed in Kiev and at least 10 others wounded. NATO is sending military reinforcements to the Baltic Sea in light of several days of drone intrusions over the Nordic countries, especially Denmark. From Copenhagen, Terry Schultz reports the sightings of mysterious airborne objects has been ongoing since Monday.
A NATO military official says the alliance has been in constant contact with the Danish government about the daily appearances of drones in its airspace, including over military locations. Colonel Martin O'Donnell says NATO has therefore decided to step up its vigilance in the region. by sending more resources to the Baltic Sentry operation set up in January, primarily to counter the cutting of undersea cables by ships linked to Moscow. O'Donnell says the additional assets include multiple intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms and at least one air defense frigate. On Tuesday, Russia denied it was responsible for the drones. For NPR News, I'm Terry Schultz in Copenhagen.
And you're listening to NPR News. With Tuesday's deadline to fund government operations or face a partial shutdown looming, top congressional Democrats released a joint statement last night confirming a White House meeting has been set for tomorrow. President Trump is to meet with top Republicans and Democrats with just one day before the deadline to approve legislation. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are calling on Republicans to negotiate a bipartisan spending plan. A mass shooting last night in Southport, North Carolina, left three people dead and eight others injured. Shots were fired from a boat on the Cape Fear River into a waterfront bar. The city says police have a suspect in custody.
The medication Mifepristone was approved on this day in 2000. NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin reports that the food and drug review process was longer and more thorough than usual because of political opposition.
Mifepristone works by blocking progesterone, a hormone that's necessary for a pregnancy to continue.
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