Bedtime update: Nothing in the NYT or WaPo or the SF Chronicle yet. The LA Times has it now, but it’s behind a paywall. CBS News just picked up the story less than an hour ago:
Trump administration rejects disaster declaration for California wildfires
It's unclear why the Trump administration denied the disaster declaration request. In the past, the president has been critical of California's response to wildfires and has blamed the recent increase in incidents on poor forest management, even though many forests in California are federally managed.
I thought of a reason: Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Also Sen. Kamala Harris. Both are from California. It’s not just that we’ll never vote for Trump; it’s that we’ve elected two of his worst nightmares — strong, powerful women who are going to take him down.
Californians, we will get through this.