Cracks emerge in House GOP after speaker’s threat to saddle California 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 state.
Republican leaders want to put conditions on California wildfire aid. Is there precedent for that?
As President Donald Trump returned to office, many congressional Republicans and conservative pundits have mused about possibly forcing California leaders to change state policies to receive federal disaster money. The state is still grappling with deadly wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and destroyed nearly 15,800 structures.
Mike Johnson Proposes Conditional Wildfire Aid for California, Los Angeles
House Speaker Mike Johnson has maintained that any relief aid for California and Los Angeles is likely to require policy review first.
Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies
In a Fox News interview, Trump repeated false claims that the state’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.
Trump threatens to withhold aid for California wildfires in first TV interview since inauguration
President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal aid from California as it works to recover from devastating wildfires, recycling several baseless claims and attacks against California’s Democratic leaders during his first sit-down interview since his inauguration.
Trump to visit California to survey wildfire damage
President Trump is set to visit communities hit by wildfires in Southern California on Friday. The president continues to blame local and state officials for the devastation. Alene Tchekmedyian, investigative reporter for the Los Angeles Times,
What Trump can (and can’t) do to disrupt Los Angeles wildfire aid
During the heat of the presidential campaign in September, then-candidate Donald Trump made an extraordinary threat. He vowed that if California suffered a wildfire during his presidency, he’d withhold disaster aid from the state unless Governor Gavin Newsom signed a document that delivered more water to farmers in the state’s agriculture-rich
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As Los Angeles Fires Rage, a One-Party City and State Seek To Dodge Responsibility, Blaming ‘Climate Change’
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Los Angeles Fires: Republican Expects 'Strings Attached' to Aid Funding
Senator John Barrasso said he expects any aid funding that is approved for Californians amid wildfires will have "strings ...
Republicans sound eager to deny fire aid to Los Angeles
As wildfires continue to devastate Los Angeles, conservatives such as Charlie Kirk have gone on the record to suggest that ...
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Trump sticking with fire-ravaged Los Angeles for Olympics despite calls from GOP to move it to a red-state
Yes, Jordan responded. open image in gallery Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan says Los Angeles should lose the Olympics after what he considers a mishandling of ongoing wildfires (Newsmax ...
Rick Caruso attracts political spotlight amid Los Angeles fires
Former Los Angeles mayoral candidate Rick Caruso is stoking speculation about his political future as he becomes one of the ...
Trump to visit Nevada as part of trip to North Carolina, Los Angeles
President Donald Trump said Tuesday he will visit Nevada soon as part of the first U.S. trip of his new term in office.
Gov. Gavin Newsom faces complex politics, GOP criticism over L.A. fires
The California Democrat has pressed moderate measures to aid victims and been a constant TV presence as he and the state ...
Scalise says GOP leadership, Trump agree to move on 1 reconciliation bill
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Tuesday said Republican leaders agreed to move President Trump’s legislative agenda in one sweeping bill, a development he shared with reporters ...