Political Environment: President Trump met with California Gov. Gavin Newsom about the wildfires yesterday. Newsom wore a face mask and Trump didn’t. He should have at least worn one for the smoke blanketing the state.   Disembarking from Air Force One in …

Inside Out: The major television networks stayed outside of an indoor Trump rally in Nevada yesterday that violated the state’s edict against gatherings of 50 or more people. The event was still covered by the White House pool that consists of …

Burning: The death toll in California wildfires has reached 19 with thousands of homes and structures destroyed and more than 3.1 million acres burned. At least 19 more people are reported missing, but that’s not unusual in the chaos of mass evacuations. …

Cheap is Cheap: The so called “skinny bill” offered as a second pandemic stimulus failed in the Senate yesterday, making it likely that no bill will pass before the November election.   The failure to reach a deal is likely to leave …

Disloyal: The book by former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen hit the stores yesterday and it’s pretty devastating, although devastating never did much to hurt Donald Trump. Cohen’s book, Disloyal: A Memoir, details sexual escapades, tax fraud, racism, payoffs, and more.   The White House …

Stars and Stripes Forever: President Trump is facing a military disaster of sorts after The Atlanticmagazine reported he made disparaging remarks about Americans killed in war, and the story broke that the Pentagon ordered the closure of the military newspaper, the Stars and …

Protest Shooter Down:  US Marshals in Lacey, Washington last night shot and killed a man suspected of fatally shooting a right-wing activist during protests in Portland, Oregon.    The marshals said Michael Reinoehl, 48, pulled a gun and they shot him.   Within …

Cynical Conclusion: Ignoring the request of Wisconsin’s Governor to stay away, President Trump visited Kenosha yesterday, touring the riot-damaged city and meeting with the local police. He did not meet with the family of Jacob Blake, whose shooting in the back …

The Radical Speaks: Former Vice President Joe Biden blistered President Trump yesterday in his first campaign appearance since the Democratic convention.   In the bizarre atmosphere of the coronavirus pandemic, Biden spoke without an audience at a converted steel mill in Pittsburgh. …

Man Down: After three months of protests in Portland, Oregon, a man was shot and killed Saturday night when a caravan of Trump supporters clashed with black lives demonstrators.   The Trump contingent consisted of hundreds of vehicles, many of them trucks …