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In the U.S., national security news can feel far away from daily life. Distant wars, murky conflicts, diplomacy behind closed doors on our new show, Sources and Methods. NPR reporters on the ground bring you stories of real people, helping you understand why distant events matter here at home. Listen to sources and methods on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts. Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. Federal District Judge Karen Immergat Sunday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from deploying any National Guard units to Oregon. Trump says Portland is crime-ridden and guard members are needed to protect federal property. But city officials say he's wrong.

The ruling came after Trump ordered California Guard members to deploy to Oregon. From member station OPB, Joni Auden Land reports that decision came after the same federal judge blocked Trump from sending Oregon National Guard troops to Portland. On Saturday night, more than 100 California National Guard members landed in Oregon. said the state's governor, Tina Kotech. That same day, a federal judge had issued a restraining order, preventing Trump from deploying the Oregon National Guard. Judge Karen Immigate said the federal government lacked the justification to take control of the state's National Guard.

Governor Kotech said in a statement that the Trump administration was attempting to circumvent the restraining order. Trump has repeatedly described Portland as war ravaged by protests around the city's ICE detention facility. The governors of California and Oregon have promised to, fight the deployment. For NPR News, I'm Joni Audenland in Portland, Oregon. The Supreme Court begins its October term this week in a number of the cases before the justices involved the standard the court set last term concerning the scope of presidential power. NPR's Carrie Johnson.

One case involves the president's sweeping tariffs. Two others involved the firing of a Democratic Commissioner at the Federal Trade Commission and Trump's attempt to fire Lisa Cook on the Federal Reserve Board. There are a few more cases on the emergency docket now that could get a full hearing from the Supreme Court. A White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson says the Supreme Court has consistently upheld the Trump administration's policies, despite an unprecedented number of legal challenges. She says the president will continue to carry out the policy agenda the voters elected him to pursue and that he will be vindicated by higher courts. That's NPR's National Justice correspondent Kerry Johnson with our report.

Negotiations begin in Egypt tomorrow over President Trump's peace plan for Gaza. It's a pivotal moment in a war that's lasted almost two years, and there's a lot left to negotiate. MPR's Daniel Estrin has our reports. President Trump asked Israel to stop bombing Gaza at this stage of negotiations, and yet Israel's bombardment does continue there. Gaza health officials say scores of Palestinians were killed just in the last day in Israeli strikes, and NPR's Anasbaba recorded this overnight. So you hear the sound of a warplane and an airstrike.

An Israeli official told us that Israel is limiting its activity now in Gaza to defensive activities, not offensive. We don't know how exactly that is being defined, but there really is now hope in Gaza and in Israel that this could be the beginning of the end. That's NPR's Daniel Estrin, and you're listening to NPR News. Jewish groups are holding events Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the Hamas attacks on Israel. Those attacks left about 1,200 people dead, and 250 others were taken hostage.

As Chuck Kornbach reports, attendees in Milwaukee are hoping a proposed U.S.-backed peace agreement between Israel and Hamas will end the fighting that the attacks prompted. About 200 people sang the Israeli national anthem at the Jewish Community Center in the Milwaukee suburb of Whitefish Bay. The Sunday afternoon event also included prayers and remembrances. Donna Kleiner says this year's ceremony comes as a proposed peace agreement between Hamas and Israel, leaves her cautiously optimistic. You know, I think it's the world finally in the region coming together. But Kleiner says she's also aware that other people,

He's proposals have failed to end the war. For NPR News, I'm Chuck Quirmbach in Milwaukee. Jackie Young set a WNBA finals record Sunday night by scoring 21 points in the third quarter. Her Las Vegas Aces went on to win the game, 91 to 78, over the Phoenix Mercury. The Aces now lead this series by two games to none. Wednesday's game will be in Phoenix. Young finished the game with 32 points, while Asia Wilson scored 28 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Stephen Fisk won for the first time.

On the PGA Tour Sunday, he closed with three straight birdies to win the championship event in Jackson, Mississippi. Garrickigo was tied for first until missing a punt on the 17th. He finished second, two strokes back. The win gives Fisk a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour. I'm Dale Wilman, NPR News. Crime looks different than it used to. A loophole in a crypto wallet could yield a billion dollars. A deep fake of your voice could be used to steal money from your bank.

We have PhDs in our team, and they can't tell that it. difference themselves. AI has gotten that good. The indicator from Planet Money is digging into the evolving business of crime. And listen in the NPR app or wherever you get podcasts.