The Trump administration apparently opted not to coordinate at all with Gov. Newsom while planning the president's visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles today. Just how awkward will this be?
Analysis: Trump is likely to get the money and support he needs to finish the wall. But it won't stop the flow.
In a meeting with local, state and congressional leaders, Trump assured them "the federal government is standing behind you 100%."
The president has had harsh words for state and local leaders in California amid the deadly blazes. He recently suggested that any federal aid could come with strings.
President Donald Trump is visiting hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles on Friday, using the first trip of his second administration to tour areas where politics has clouded the response to deadly disasters.
After wearing Dior, Prada and other designer labels over the Inaugural weekend, FLOTUS stepped out Friday in Rag & Bone.
The Republican president has criticized former President Joe Biden for his administration's response to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. As he left the White House, he told reporters that “it’s been a horrible thing the way that’s been allowed to fester” since the storm hit in September, and "we're going to get it fixed up.”
Donald Trump's order directs federal agencies to "immediately take actions to override existing activities that unduly burden efforts to maximise water deliveries."
Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced flood and mudslide warnings lasting through Monday. Saturday, 4:00 p.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 87% containment, the Eaton Fire at 95% containment and the Hughes Fire at 92% containment.
Meanwhile, two more of Trump's picks for his Cabinet -- Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense and Kristi Noem as secretary of Homeland Security -- were sworn in to office on Saturday. President Donald Trump continued to blast California's response to the wildfires, and seemed to add a new condition on additional aid for the wildfires.