Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water

The White House on Sunday released an executive order by President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the federal government’s role in California’s complex water management operations and…

Trump Seeks to Assert More Control Over California’s Water

The White House on Sunday released an executive order by President Trump that laid out a plan to exert the federal government’s role in California’s complex water management operations and…

In Visit to Pacific Palisades, Trump Praises Firefighters and Blames Democratic Officials

President Trump repeated falsehoods about California’s firefighting efforts on Friday and blamed Democratic officials for a wide variety of issues affecting the response to wildfires as he toured areas of…

Trump and Newsom Promise to Work Together on California Wildfire Relief

After nearly two weeks of cross-country jousting, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California waited alone Friday at the bottom of the steps outside Air Force One to greet President Trump as…

Trump Expected to Visit Los Angeles on Friday

President Trump was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Friday to visit communities that have been affected by the recent fires, his first presidential visit to a state from…

Trump Expected to Visit Los Angeles on Friday

President Trump was scheduled to arrive in Los Angeles on Friday to visit communities that have been affected by the recent fires, his first presidential visit to a state from…

From Fires to Mudslides, Catastrophe Has Defined Newsom’s Tenure

Gov. Gavin Newsom came into office in 2018 confronting one of the deadliest and most destructive fires in the state’s history: the Camp fire. Even before he was sworn in,…

The L.A. Fires Expose a Web of Governments, Weak by Design

When two hijacked jetliners struck the World Trade Center towers in New York City on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani became the face of a city…

California Issues Order to Ease Housing Crisis Set Off by Fires

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Thursday signed an executive order aimed at expediting the construction of temporary housing for the tens of thousands of Los Angeles County residents who…

Gavin Newsom Criticizes Republicans for ‘Politicizing’ California Wildfires

Gov. Gavin Newsom responded on Tuesday to Republicans who said federal aid provided to California for the wildfire response should be conditional and require policy changes. In an interview on…