President Donald Trump was in Southern California touring what is left of the Pacific Palisades, calling what he saw ‘unbelievable’. Central Valley representatives Vince Fong and Tom McClintock were in attendance for a press conference following the tour.
By 2020, as a result of California s recent extreme environmental and social policies the state lost 4 3 million acres to wildfires
At the same time, California Governor Gavin Newsom has postured California to lead the Trump resistance, calling for a special session to “Trump-proof” the state and has already allocated millions of dollars to help fund potential lawsuits.
Trump has threatened to withhold federal aid to California unless it makes policy changes. How will the state's House GOP delegation respond?
The Laken Riley Act, named for an Athens, Ga., nursing student murdered last year by an undocumented man, passed in the House by a 253 to 156 vote. Forty-six Democrats, including six from California, and 217 Republicans voted for the bill. There was no GOP opposition, while 156 Democrats voted no.
The battle over wildfire aid for Los Angeles is quickly evolving into a game of high-stakes chicken. Many Republicans are demanding conditions on any new emergency funding, blaming Democratic
A bill has passed in the US House of Representatives that Mother Lode Republican Congressman Tom McClintock says will help “restore forest health and increase resiliency to catastrophic wildfires.” McClintock is a co-sponsor of H.R. 471.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made headlines when he voiced his support for putting conditions on federal aid for the recovery from the Los Angeles area fires, and at least one of Johnson's California Republican colleagues is on board.
As swaths of Southern California burn, the state’s Republican members of Congress find themselves facing a dilemma.
As fires in the Los Angeles area continue to rage, California could see more activity aimed at reducing wildfire risks in the future under legislation passed with strong Democratic and Republican support in the House Thursday.
Of course, it isn’t just state Republicans looking to kill high-speed rail in California. Billionaire Elon Musk has vowed to cut federal spending on the project, and Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-Rocklin, has introduced legislation to do just that.