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nbsp;LATEST PORTLAND ANTI-ICE PROTEST PROMPTS FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSEWhite House press secretary Jen Psaki, pressed on the riots in Portland and Seattle, said President Biden "condemns violence" and supports "peaceful protests" but said "smashing windows is not protesting and neither is looting. ng au 2450 We're confident that as the case proceeds, it will be clear that this measure was wholly appropriate in ordering a temporary pause to allow the agency to carefully review its policies, procedures, and enforcement priorities – while allowing for a greater focus on threats to public safety and national security," a White House spokesman said. ng au 2450 BIDEN'S 'NOTHING WE CAN DO' CORONAVIRUS COMMENTS STIR CONTROVERSYThe president, speaking at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House, noted that "we’ve gotten commitments from some of the producers that they will in fact produce more vaccine in a relatively short period time and then continue that down the road. ng au 2450 The union head called on Congress to recognize that leaders already exist within the department -- "some of whom battled side by side with officers during the insurrection" -- who are capable of implementing needed changes, but "those leaders do not exist at the Chief of Assistant Chief level, possibly the Deputy Chief level," he said. ng au 2450