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.
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.
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.
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 look to play political games with the suffering of California fire victims
Congressional Republicans have picked up on Donald Trump's animosity toward the state of California and are now suggesting that any federal aid to help in the recovery from historic, deadly, devastating fires should come with conditions as well as political strings attached.
As wildfires rage in Southern California, conservative politicians go on the attack
The wildfires ravaging the Greater Los Angeles area have provided Republicans with a rare, and potent, line of attack against the Democrats.
‘Outrageous’: Democrats condemn threats to condition California wildfire aid, teeing up showdown
Rep. Pete Aguilar said Tuesday that Democrats will not support any disaster aid legislation that comes with strings attached, as Republican House Speaker Mike Johnston has proposed. “We will not support conditions to disaster assistance,
Celebrity fitness expert Jillian Michaels predicts California will shift red after Newsom’s wildfire response
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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 ...
Republicans take control as new Congress convenes. How will it affect California?
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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.
California Coastal Commission faces more fallout from SpaceX decision, this time from Congress
California Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Roseville, on Tuesday announced his intention to file a bill that would strip the California ...