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The clash between Oregon and Portland leaders and the president of the United States intensified over the weekend.

After he was temporarily blocked from deploying the Oregon National Guard to Portland, President Trump attempted to call in troops from two other states to the Rose City. But a federal judge has blocked that move too.

We start this morning’s newsletter with a rundown of all that transpired over the weekend and where things stand now.

Also this morning, if you need to take a breath, we recount the viral revival of a classic 1990s treat, the Choco Taco.

Here’s your First Look at Monday’s news.

—Bradley W. Parks

Tensions escalate over the weekend as Trump turns up the heat on Portland

President Trump continued his push to deploy National Guard members into Portland this weekend over the objections of city and state elected officials and a federal judge.

U.S. District Court Judge Karin Immergut on Saturday. blocked Trump from deploying the Oregon National Guard to Portland, so the president turned to California and Texas for hundreds of federal troops.

Late last night, Immergut blocked that action as well. This came after federal agents escalated their tactics against small crowds of protesters at Portland’s ICE facility.

Here’s a rundown of all that happened over the weekend. (OPB staff)

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Related:

• Federal judge blocks federalized guard from deploying to Oregon (Conrad Wilson, Bryce Dole and Joni Auden Land)
• ICE building neighbors clean up, reflect following latest Portland protests (Kristian Foden-Vencil)
• Federal tactics on Portland protesters escalate, hours after judge rules against Trump (Troy Brynelson and Alex Zielinski)

3 things to know this morning

• A company in Central Oregon is trying to prove something that’s never been done in this way before — harnessing heat two miles beneath the earth’s surface to generate enough electricity to power homes. (Monica Samayoa)
• Washington County voters are weighing whether to renew a levy for library services in the November election. Support for the measure among city leaders has splintered. (Holly Bartholomew)
• For OPB’s “At Work With” series, which asks Pacific Northwesterners from different professions what it’s like to do what they do, we meet Elizabeth Figueroa Alvarez, a traffic flagger for construction sites. (Malya Fass)

A short history of Oregon’s Fiesta Mexicana

On this week’s episode, OPB’s Jenn Chávez and Alicia Avila share the story of Fiesta Mexicana — its history, how it represents cultura, resilencia y resistencia today, and what it means to Mexicans around Oregon. (Mia Estrada, Jenn Chávez and Alicia Avila)

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Headlines from around the Northwest

• Saving Puget Sound’s puffins: Bringing these ocean ambassadors back from the brink (John Ryan)
• Starbucks union workers in Eugene picket for a fair contract and livable wages (Julia Boboc)
• Washington state Legislature’s housing leaders outline vision for 2026 (Jake Goldstein-Street) 
• Oregon State fires special teams coordinator Jamie Christian after 0-6 start (AP)

Listen in on OPB’s daily conversation

“Think Out Loud” airs at noon and 8 p.m. weekdays on OPB Radio, opb.org and the OPB News app. Today’s planned topics (subject to change):

• Remembering iconic primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall

🍫🍦🌮 Portland’s Salt & Straw revives an iconic treat

Since the 1980s, many fans of novelty ice cream have been enthralled with the Choco Taco. The iconic desert featured sugar cone on the outside shaped into a taco shell filled with ice cream and dipped in chocolate.

It was the invention of Alan Drazen, a former Philadelphia ice cream truck driver-turned-manager who was looking to create something uniquely branded to the Jack and Jill Ice Cream Company.

Capitalizing on the rise in popularity of Mexican cuisine, the Choco Taco was born in 1983 and gained popularity as “America’s coolest taco” by the mid-90s.

One fan of the confection was Salt & Straw co-founder and ice cream “mad scientist” Tyler Malek.

He and his co-founder and cousin, Kim Malek, saw this as an opportunity to pay homage to the beloved childhood favorite, pausing regular Salt & Straw production to have staff hand-make 500 “Tacolates,” all of which sold in just a few hours. (Crystal Ligori)

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