Comprehensive coverage of the day’s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.

- LA firefighters optimistic, but schools remain closed and wildfires are only partially contained
- Immigration raid in California sparks fear, threatens do disrupt agriculture and construction industries
- Senate begins confirmation hearings for Trump’s cabinet picks, starts with Hegseth for Defense Secretary
- House passes bill to ban transgender athletes from school sports
- A win for conservationists as Supreme Court declines to hear Utah lawsuit seeking local control of federal land in the state