Stakes are high for Newsom and California when Trump visits L.A. wildfires
President Trump's expected visit to Los Angeles to survey wildfire damage should clarify whether he and Gov. Gavin Newsom can overcome an ugly 2024 election cycle.
What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid
It will be hard for the president to revoke FEMA funding — but a GOP-led Congress could slow down the region’s recovery.
Newsom navigates his relationship with Trump as wildfires ravage his state
The uncertainty just hours before Trump's arrival underscores the complicated relationship between two of the nation's most formidable political rivals. Newsom, in particular, is navigating a crisis ...
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California Republicans push back after Speaker Johnson’s threat to saddle wildfire aid with conditions
Some U.S. House Republicans in California are breaking with Speaker Mike Johnson over his suggestion that federal disaster aid be coupled with as-yet unspecified conditions on the wildfire-ravaged ...
Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies
Trump says the blame for Los Angeles’ struggles to tame some of the deadly fires lies with Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Column: The Republican Party is betraying a devastated Los Angeles
Trump and his allies are threatening to withhold aid for a fire-ravaged city while fueling the climate crisis. It's ...
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CA Wildfires Show Need for Database of Disabled Residents
Some of the elderly residents who perished in the Eaton Fire had mobility or health issues, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said.
Local oil industry finds limited encouragement in Trump's inaugural words on federal energy policy
Locally elected congressmen and industry representatives said they were encouraged by the energy policies mentioned in President Donald Trump's inauguration address Monday, even as it remains unclear ...