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Also: White House Chief of Staff Kelly is criticized by the congresswoman he criticized; losses from California fires could exceed $1 billion; and supporters clap a lot online for China's president.

Also: Retiring GOP Sen. Corker could oppose his party's tax plan; President Trump says this could be the "calm before the storm" but won't explain; and questions on Catalonia's independence efforts.

Also: California sets an earlier primary election date; a Kentucky law requiring an ultrasound before an abortion is overturned; and a baseball team in Georgia is named "Macon Bacon".

Also: Congress approves a disaster aid package for hurricane and wildfire relief; China's new ruling Politburo is announced; and the World Series opens in Los Angeles in record heat.

Click to return to blog homepage.6:30 p.m.Monterey County is reporting 1 new death from COVID-19 in the county. That brings the total number of fatalities…

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jon Finer, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor to the president, on how the United States feels about Israel's ground assault in Gaza.

NPR's Adrian Florido talks with ambassador James B. Story, a former top diplomat to Venezuela, about the rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, and what President Trump's goals might be.

Despite the pandemic, Census Bureau officials say they've determined it's safe enough for visits to unresponsive homes in parts of Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Washington.

Spanish authorities took the politicians into custody after Catalonia, a formerly semiautonomous region, declared independence from Spain. Catalan's former president remains in exile in Belgium.

Although the government temporarily waived penalties for certain late enrollees to Medicare, the deal ends Sept. 30, which may not be enough time for many to comply.