As many Portlanders return to work Monday after a relatively sedate and rainy weekend of marches and protests, the city awaits word on whether the National Guard will be allowed to deploy to city streets.

It was a weekend marked by occasional clashes with law enforcement, frequent dancing in the street – and nudity, as hundreds of people took to two wheels Sunday for an “emergency” World Naked Bike Ride.

Here’s a look at where things stand, and what happened to get us there.

Where things stand

President Donald Trump wants to deploy the National Guard to Portland and has been pushing for it since September. That’s on hold, at least temporarily, as judges in the federal judiciary review a lawsuit by the state of Oregon and the city of Portland.

The president says protests outside of Sou

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