Monthly Archives: August 2020

Mnuchin’s role in the appointment of postmaster becomes objective

WASHINGTON – In the weeks before Republican donor Louis DeJoy was installed as postmaster general, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin held a series of one-on-one meetings with members of the Postal Service Board of Governors, several people familiar with the meetings told NBC News. Those people said Mnuchin met with Republican …

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Sonoma winery flees mid-harvest, Napa evacuations expand

The LNU Complex Fire, which includes multiple fires burning in Napa, Sonoma and Lake counties, grew rapidly Wednesday night, prompting extensive evacuations across wine country and even forcing some wineries to stop mid-harvest operations. The fires have burned a total of 103,000 acres and are zero percent contained, Cal Fire …

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