The U.S. Department of Justice charged Jairin Anzaldua-Ervin, 29, with assault on a federal police officer at the ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, October 7th, 2025, according to an FBI affidavit. Anzaldua-Ervin faces up to 8 years in federal prison and was released pending further proceedings. He is the 30th protester to face charges from the DOJ out of 13 arrested during the anti-ICE demonstration. In parallel developments, the EPA plans to file a complaint and issue a fine against the U.S. Navy’s Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane for hazardous waste violations and improper storage of explosives, stemming from a 2022 phosphorus fire, according to hntrbrkmedia. Separately, illegal crossings along the U.S.-Mexico border have reportedly plummeted to the lowest annual level since 1970, according to CBS News. Texas Army National Guard 36th Infantry Division troops arrived at the Joliet Army Reserve Training Center in Elwood, Illinois, on October 7th, 2025, following an order from President Trump for increased federal law enforcement presence to assist in crime prevention. This deployment places Texas National Guard members in Illinois, a situation noted as unusual by some observers. The Oregon governor is also attempting to send the Oregon and California National Guard home. In political news, The Bulwark published an analysis on Geoff Duncan's potential conversion from Republican to Democrat, questioning its political motivations. Meanwhile, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene posted a series of emojis representing the flags of the United States and Israel. Senator Rand Paul reiterated his proposal for a "Six Penny Plan" to cut government spending. Regarding legislative actions, the Senate is expected to hold two roll call votes around 5:00 PM UTC on October 7th, 2025: one on en bloc nominations and another on a motion to proceed to H.J.Res.104, a CRA related to Montana's Resource Management Plan Amendment. The prior report indicated that the White House is using tariff revenue to fund the WIC program amid the government shutdown and that Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton launched operations against alleged "leftist terror cells."
