More than 42,000 fires have burned more than 4 million acres as of July 26.
With hotly-contested House, Senate, and gubernatorial seats up for grabs, the two parties released agenda announcements 100 days out.
A criminal indictment charged Luke and four others with criminal conspiracy to commit bribery, bribery, and falsifying campaign committee reports.
Beijing’s mineral chokehold and covert bid to sway U.S. opinion have done limited harm so far, but reveals how the regime competes when it trails, experts said.

Part of Trump’s executive order directed Homeland Security to compile lists of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state.
Some terror outfits and other groups are ‘intent on attacking U.S. citizens abroad,’ the advisory warned.
Schools should gauge what ed-tech tools were effective and replace what are not with traditional pen-to-paper teaching methods, policy experts said.
The decision comes a few weeks after James told Los Angeles he wouldn’t return.
Jackson, a former state Senate president, is the Democrats’ replacement nominee after Graham Platner dropped out following sexual assault allegations.

The Israeli leader is expected to meet with the U.S. president at the White House on July 28.
‘If you go abroad for a transplant to China, someone may be killed for their organs,’ human-rights lawyer David Matas said.
The move follows a federal appeals court ruling on July 20 that upheld a previous judge’s decision to allow for the release of the materials.
Trump said on July 8 that the United States would grant Ukraine a license to procure Patriot missiles.
The confirmation vote for Dr. Erica Schwartz was postponed.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the legislation could be passed by the Senate before the August recess.
The Justice Department on July 10 subpoenaed journalists from The New York Times who reported on alleged safety concerns regarding the new Air Force One.
The unnamed agent also faces a ‘potential criminal inquiry,’ a Secret Service spokesman said.
Jim Jordan said that new information received on July 14 showed that Smith’s team likely violated the DOJ’s own internal policy.
For every dollar spent on food in the United States, farmers pocket just 5.8 cents. In the mid-20th century, that figure was 40 cents.
Dubbed ’reconciliation 3.0,' the package would fund the Iran war, provide farm aid, and fund grants for states to implement voter ID requirements.