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.
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 wildfires in Los Angeles.
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 should only come if there are some strings attached.
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.
Republicans Push Back On Mike Johnson's California Aid Remark
Some Republicans distanced themselves from Mike Johnson after he suggested conditioning disaster aid to California.
Republicans eye conditions on California wildfire aid after Trump criticism
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -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.
Speaker Johnson calls for ‘conditions’ on California wildfire aid
Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) said Monday that California doesn’t “deserve” funding after wildfires unless they “make some changes.” “If you go to California, you run into a lot of Republicans, a lot of good people,
Republicans signal support for California wildfire relief…on certain conditions
Now, some Republicans are suggesting that they will only vote for disaster relief for the state on certain conditions. Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) told CBS News’s Margaret Brennan on Sunday’s “Face the Nation” that there should not be a “blank check” on aid to California,
California Democrats put on the backfoot as wildfires - and criticism - rage
For California Governor Gavin Newsom and other Democratic leaders in the left-leaning state, the still-raging wildfires could ...
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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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.
Stuart Spencer, GOP strategist who helped Reagan become California governor, 40th president, dies
Stuart K. Spencer, a Republican strategist who took a washed-up movie actor named Ronald Reagan and helped make him ...
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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 ...
Republicans take control as new Congress convenes. How will it affect California?
California began confronting a very different, unpredictable Washington Friday, as a Republican-controlled Congress ...
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 ...
DeSantis, longtime Newsom rival, offers help to California amid wildfires
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) offered assistance to California on Wednesday as the state grapples with severe wildfires in ...