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,

Some Republican leaders insist that before California can get disaster aid, there will be conditions attached.

President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating wildfires and handling of sanctuary cities ahead of his visit to the Golden State.

Amid threats to withhold federal disaster aid to California, President Donald Trump with tour the Pacific Palisades this afternoon.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will join Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson and some GOP governors in directing U.S. flags be raised to full height on Inauguration Day.

President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating wildfires and handling of sanctuary cities ahead of his visit to the Golden State.

That leaves GOP lawmakers from California in a political quandary: whether to forcefully stand up for their home state, often pilloried by the GOP as representing all that is wrong with America ...

Altadena, California, January 2025 [Photo: Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images] “It drives me crazy when you hear people talk about how we need to manage the forests around L.A.,” says Richard ...

The president’s 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.

In a visit to Los Angeles to survey fire damage, Trump pledged support for victims and vowed to sign an executive order to boost California’s water supply.

How to help the state prevent worse wildfire damage in the future.