Also: A Georgia church takes a stand against LGBTQ discrimination and a federal court hands a victory to Texas voters.

Mayor Ted Wheeler’s appearance at the protest in Portland came hours after attorneys for Oregon urged a judge to issue a restraining order against federal agents in the city.

The suit by Oregon’s attorney general is one of several filed over law enforcement’s response to the Portland protests.

Donald Trump has discussed sending federal law enforcement officers to New York and Chicago.

House leaders said they were ‘alarmed’ by the Trump administration’s tactics against protesters in Portland and other cities.

Camouflaged federal officers have been abducting protesters off the streets of Portland with the support of the Trump administration.

The Oregon Court of Appeals ruled that nonbinary people can correct their gender marker in legal records.

Also: Organizers with the Biden campaign unionize, and Ann Arbor, Michigan, gives a boost to a statewide effort to stop LGBTQ discrimination.

‘This was the party of nerdy, wonky, tweedy capitalists who cared about economic growth. Now it is the party of populists,’ says one former GOP official.

Republican state senators are trying to derail a bill that limits greenhouse gas emissions.

Progressive victories continue to mount from coast to coast.

And don’t miss a heartwarming story of the city of Las Cruces embracing asylum-seekers with open arms.

Because they can’t beat her at the ballot box, the Oregon GOP has started a recall petition against Democratic Gov. Kate Brown.

Democratic-controlled states expanded health care access, made voting easier, and strengthened protections for victims of hate crimes.

One Oregon Republican threatened to murder cops if anyone tried to force him to return to the state capitol to do his job.

Oregon Democratic Gov. Kate Brown leads the way by signing the nation’s first new gun law since the school shooting in Parkland, Florida.

States like Illinois are not letting the intransigence of congressional Republicans stop them from acting on gun safety.