What effect will the president have on his party’s chances at holding the House and Senate in the November election? Mitt Romney and Jenny Wilson disagree over what’s causing catastrophic wildfires. The state may be in for a surprise in a bid to buy the downtown homeless shelter. And columnist Robert Gehrke calls for charges against a San Juan County clerk.
Tuesday’s election results set off debates over whether Trump was a drag on the party’s chances at winning the midterm elections this year. A Republican in a conservative Ohio district won a special election race, but at a much smaller margin than Trump took the district in 2016.