Federal prosecutors maneuvered to throw out their indictment against former Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, which prompted him to resign from Congress in 2022, over charges that he lied to the FBI.
The native landscape is chaparral, not forest—and clearing out the brush could make fires even worse. When the Palisades Fire started near a hiking trail in Los Angeles on January 7—quickly spreading to more than 200 acres in 20 minutes,
Trump initial guest list doesn't include Gov. Gavin Newsom or state forest officials on his trip to the Los Angeles fires — but he's bringing the head of the Forest Service, a Biden appointee with California experience.
Trump has threatened to withhold federal aid to California unless it makes policy changes. How will the state's House GOP delegation respond?
It’s worth appreciating the Republican president’s seemingly limitless support for members of Congress who’ve been convicted of corruption.
Do they fight for unconditional fight for wildfire victims in their home state? Or fall in line behind President Trump?
California Republicans are pushing back against suggestions by President Donald Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans
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 after top GOP lawmakers huddled at the White House with the president.
Republicans say they may make California bend to their policy demands before approving wildfire aid. That would set a terrible precedent.
Ted Budd of North Carolina argued that hurricanes in his home state were an "absolutely different" matter from wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles.
The California Democrat has pressed moderate measures to aid victims and been a constant TV presence as he and the state battle online falsehoods.
“Los Angeles has massive amounts of water available ... even a few breakaway votes from either party could alter the outcome. That leaves GOP lawmakers from California in a political quandary ...