September 10, 2020 News Brief

Our fellow citizens in California, Oregon, and Washington continue to suffer from horrendous wildfires. 

[Oregon wildfires put state on ‘high alert,’ as 48 blazes burn, at least 2 people die - oregonlive.com](https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/09/oregon-wildfires-should-put-state-on-high-alert-as-48-blazes-burn-at-least-3-people-die-gov-kate-brown-says.html)

How to help:

[What’s the best way to help California wildfire victims? | The Sacramento Bee](https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article245111995.html)

Brian Murphy, the former head of the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence division, has filed a whistleblower complaint accusing Trump administration officials of downplaying the security threat of white nationalist groups and Russian interference in our elections. 

[Whistle-Blower Brian Murphy Says D.H.S. Downplayed Threats From Russia and White Supremacists - The New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/09/us/politics/homeland-security-russia-trump.html)

In a series of interviews with Bob Woodward, President Trump admitted to lying to the American people about how dangerous the coronavirus was.

[Trump acknowledges he intentionally downplayed deadly coronavirus, says effort was to reduce panic - The Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-reaction-woodward-interview-coronavirus/2020/09/09/fc21e67e-f2ca-11ea-b796-2dd09962649c_story.html)

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