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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.
California Republicans uneasy over Trump’s threat to condition wildfire aid. Follow live updates.
President Donald Trump is remaking the traditional boundaries of Washington, asserting unprecedented executive power and daring anyone to stop him.
California wildfires prompt House Republican talks on conditioning aid: 'A pound of flesh'
House Republicans are beginning early discussions about whether aid to California should be conditioned on changing liberal policies they blame for helping the disaster.
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 says he may withhold federal wildfire disaster aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies
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 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,
Trump threatens to cut aid for California fires over water claims
US President Donald Trump has threatened to withhold federal aid for California, as fires continue to burn across large areas of the western US state. In his first interview since taking office, aired on Wednesday,
Republicans want to prevent wildfires. But GOP leaders are making it hard to get disaster aid
Some Republican leaders insist that before California can get disaster aid, there will be conditions attached.
California Gov. Newsom hasn't been told yet whether to join Trump for the president's wildfires stop
In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom's leadership ...
Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn't change water policies
Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders ...
Republican Bill Would Take Medicaid From Undocumented Immigrants
A Republican congressman has tabled a federal bill to strip away Medicaid from undocumented immigrants. Kevin Kiley, who represents California's 3rd congressional district, wants to prohibit states ...
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GOP Threatens to Play Politics With California Disaster Aid
Republicans say they may make California bend to their policy demands before approving wildfire aid. That would set a ...
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson says fire aid to California should come with conditions
Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin talks about why he and many of his Republican colleagues believe fire aid for ...
California’s Newsom will join GOP governors in raising flag for Trump inauguration
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors in directing U.S. flags ...
Jon Stewart Blasts GOP Response to California Fires: ‘There’s Something Wrong With You’
Jon Stewart addressed the ongoing fires in Los Angeles, as well as the varied responses to the disaster, on a new episode of ...
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 ...