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

- Newsom announces Nov 4 special election to temporarily redraw congressional districts, in response to Texas redistricting;
- Budget, staff cuts at National Forest Service threatens firefighting, visitor services nationwide, including CA’s Inyo National Forest;
- UN report warns of steep rise in sexual violence during conflict, 4,600 endured abuses used as weapons of war;
- Judge orders Health & Human Services Dept to stop sharing Medicaid enrollee data with deportation officials;
- Man in Washington DC faces federal criminal charges and prison for allegedly assaulting Customs and Border Patrol agent with a sandwich

