This week, wildfires scorched the West Coast as President Trump questioned climate science. Meanwhile, the US Postal Service remained in the spotlight as a federal judge moved to block policy changes and The Washington Post revealed the White House had halted a plan that would have distributed face masks to Americans through the Postal Service this spring.
Monday
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Trump baselessly questions climate science during California wildfire briefingBipartisan officials from several states rebuke USPS' inaccurate election mailers
Tuesday
Trump dismisses voter questions on how he handled coronavirusAvalanche of mail ballots -- and ballot-watchers -- threatens to slow results after polls close
Wednesday
Army National Guard major told Congress feds requested heat ray and stockpiled ammunition before clearing DC protest Barr says calls for coronavirus lockdown are the 'greatest intrusion on civil liberties' other than slavery in US historyAttorney General William Barr suggests charging violent protesters with sedition
Thursday
Weekly White House task force reports reflect mixed messages on masksBipartisan negotiations over spending bill are not finished yet but moving in right directionFederal judge temporarily blocks USPS policy changes nationwidePence's former lead coronavirus task force aide slams Trump and endorses Biden in new video
Friday
New revelations reinforce concerns that Trump's political motives are a higher priority than Americans' healthTrump administration announces $13 billion in additional aid to Puerto RicoWashington Post: WH nixed plan to distribute 650 million face masks through USPS
And that was the week in 14 headlines.