Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt had a broad reading of federal code when it comes to the president's powers to commandeer state guard troops, allowing her to dismiss a federal judge's orders out of hand. We took a closer look at the law in question. Read more: https://www.kgw.com/article/news/politics/national-politics/white-house-briefly-addresses-portland-national-guard-deployments-press-conference-monday/283-5e6c4b61-328b-4011-8878-b0365968af77 Watch more The Story videos: https://bit.ly/TheStoryKGW Follow The Story on Twitter: https://x.com/kgwnews Follow The Story on Instagram: https://instagram.com/thestorykgw