Fires rage across California yet again, and The Daily Signal’s Jarrett Stepman breaks down how environmental policies play a role in poor forest management. Plus: A school, in the interest of being more “inclusive,” no longer will recite the Pledge of Allegiance each morning.

We also cover these stories:

  • Vice President Mike Pence wants the Space Force up and running in 2020.
  • Could terrorists train children for school shootings? There are troubling details in a case from New Mexico.
  • First lady Melania Trump’s parents are now American citizens.

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