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Sources and methods, the crown jewels of the intelligence community. Shorthand for, how do we know what's real? Who told us? If you have those answers, you're on the inside. And NPR wants to bring you there. From the Pentagon to the State Department to spy agencies, listen to understand what's really happening and what it means for you. Sources and Methods, the new national security podcast from NPR. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jail Snyder. officials in Oregon are pushing back against President Trump's announcement that he will send federal troops into Portland.

NPR's Matt Bloom has more on their response. Trump said in a post on social media that he will send troops to protect, quote, war-ravaged Portland and any of its ice facilities as he threatens to expand his deployments to more American cities. State and local officials in Oregon say there have been small protests and some arrests recently outside of Portland. Portland's main ice facility, but nothing they say is big enough to warrant a federal response. Mayor Keith Wilson spoke alongside the state's governor at a press conference. President Trump has directed all necessary troops to Portland, Oregon. The number of necessary troops is zero. Oregon's governor says the state will respond legally if Trump still sends troops,

as he did to Los Angeles earlier this year. Matt Bloom, NPR News. President Trump is scheduled to meet tomorrow with. top congressional Republicans and Democrats. The meeting was confirmed last night in a joint statement from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer. The meeting will take place one day before the deadline to fund government operations or face a partial shutdown. Now that the Trump administration has announced that there may be a link between Tylenon and autism, it could cause legal headaches for the painkillers maker, Kenview.

Here's NPR Sidney Lubkin reporting. One lawyer representing plaintiffs in an ongoing case against Tylenol's maker, says his office received more than a thousand calls following the Trump administration's announcement this week. The lawsuit hit a roadblock in late 2023. A judge ruled to exclude testimony from the plaintiff's experts. She wrote that those experts cherry-picked and misinterpreted the data they were relying on. But in light of the Trump administration's comments, lawyers for the plaintiffs hope the court will reconsider. Outside legal experts tell NPR, however, that since there's no new data, it might not make a difference. And in product liability cases, you have to prove causation, which hasn't been established.

Sydney Lubkin and PR News. The vice mayor of Globe, Arizona, Mike Stapleton, is promising to make things right. After flooding devastated the town about 90 miles east of Phoenix. We will rebuild. It will take time. It's not going to happen today, tomorrow. I'm sure it's going to be weeks. Stableton spoke at an emergency city council meeting last night.

heavy rain on Friday sent floodwaters into town, and another storm moved in yesterday, forcing authorities to temporarily halt a search for people possibly missing. The flooding forced people to seek the safety of rooftops and the high water washed out a propane distributor ship, scattering scores of tanks around town. The flooding in Arizona killed at least four people. This is NPR News. Mass shooting last night in Southport, North Carolina. left three people dead and eight others injured.

Shots were fired from a boat on the Cape Fear River into a waterfront bar. The city says police have a suspect in custody. Board members of Iowa's largest school district have placed Superintendent Ian Roberts on paid leave that appoint school board met this weekend a day after Roberts was arrested by federal immigration agents who say he was subject to a final removal order issued last year. The school board says Roberts' arrest on Friday made for a jarring day, that the board still does not have all of the facts. The last surviving member of the Tuskegee Airmen of flight combat missions during World War II in Europe

has died at 100 years old. Imperial Shandalees Duster has more on his life and legacy. Lieutenant Colonel George Hardy was born in Philadelphia in June 1925. At 19 years old, he was commissioned a second lieutenant and became the youngest red-tailed fighter with the Tuskegee Airmen. He completed 21 missions during World War II and flew 45 combat missions during the Korean War. Leon Butler Jr., National President of Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated, says Hardy was not only an inspiration because of his military career, but how he overcame racial prejudice. He would tell young people, say, hey, serve your country. This is your country, too. I'm going to do my best to serve my country, and they sure did.

Hardy received numerous honors for his military service, including the Congressional Gold Medal. Shandalee Duster, NPR News. And I'm Jail Snyder. This is NPR News. Listen to this podcast sponsor-free on Amazon Music with a prime membership or any podcast app by subscribing to NPR NewsNow Plus at plus.npr.org. That's plus.npr.org.