California Democrats put on the backfoot as wildfires - and criticism - rage
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California's wildfire recovery faces political challenges in Republican-led Washington
Trump takes office in less than a week, but California's road to recovery will take months, and politics might get in the way.
Republicans say they want to put conditions on wildfire aid to California
California and other Democratic-controlled states would need to atone for “bad behavior” if they wanted federal assistance, one lawmaker said.
Republicans eye conditions on California wildfire aid after Trump criticism
Top Republicans in the U.S. Congress are considering imposing conditions on disaster aid to Los Angeles communities devastated by wildfires, after President-elect Donald Trump claimed that state and local officials had mishandled the situation.
Newsom blasts Republicans for politicizing wildfire aid to CA: ‘I have a different definition of leadership’
Following threats from House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans to condition wildfire aid to California, California Governor Gavin Newsom blasted Republicans for politicizing this tragedy.
California Republicans call for special session to combat wildfires
Governor Gavin Newsom agreed to add the Southern California wildfires to a special session of the legislature. This comes after Republicans in Sacramento called for that special session to deal solely with the wildfires and not focus on the incoming Trump administration.
Republicans Float Holding California Fire Aid Hostage for Key Trump Policy
House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that congressional Republicans are considering tying desperately needed disaster aid for the California wildfires to an increase of the debt limit—a key policy President-elect Donald Trump and his allies tried to force into a spending bill in December.
Celebrity fitness expert Jillian Michaels predicts California will shift red after Newsom’s wildfire response
Celebrity fitness expert Jillian Michaels believes California will shift toward the Republican party in the wake of lefty Gov ...
After the smoke clears, California needs Democrats to answer these questions on fires | Opinion
When all state political power is in one party’s hands, there’s little incentive to find out who is at fault in the L.A.
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Republican Leaders Push for Conditions on Disaster Relief for California Wildfire Victims
House Speaker Mike Johnson is one of many Republicans who have sought to blame state and local officials for the deadly ...
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Fires Interfere With Newsom’s Plan to ‘Trump-Proof California’
California Democrats are holding a special legislative session to prepare to fight Trump. It’s not a good look.
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GOP Senator Trashes California’s ‘Liberal Administration’ On CBS — Says Wildfire Relief Cash Will Likely Come With ‘Strings Attached’
A Republican Senator says he expects there will be "strings attached" to any wildfire aid passed by Congress for the state of ...
Tuberville says California doesn’t ‘deserve’ funding after wildfires unless it makes ‘some changes’
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Monday that California doesn’t “deserve” funding after wildfires unless they “make some ...
The politics of the California fires are already looming large for both parties: From the Politics Desk
The politics of the California fires are already looming large for both parties: From the Politics Desk ...
Former Newport Beach Mayor Will O’Neill elected as new chair of Orange County Republican Party
The race for chair was a three-way contest between O’Neill, Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner and Bruce Whitaker.