Trump Cabinet picks pressed on climate change, wildfires and campaign promises: 4 takeaways
Senators quizzed Trump's Interior secretary nominee, proposed EPA administrator and Treasury secretary nominee.
Calif. Republicans weigh in on Trump allies’ calls for fire aid conditions
The unusual debate puts California’s Republican lawmakers in a potentially perilous position stuck between suffering ...
Maddow Blog | The problems with Trump’s plan for ‘special envoys’ to Hollywood
The closer one look at Trump's plan to deploy Mel Gibson, Jon Voight and Sylvester Stallone as his "eyes and ears," the more ...
JOSH HAMMER: Comic book villain Gavin Newsom was too busy 'Trump-proofing' California to fireproof it, now his state isn't the only thing going up in flames...
California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has never seen a camera he didn't hog or a bottle of hair gel he didn't like, bears a ...
Trump’s presidential transition: TikTok ban looms as inauguration moves inside
Donald Trump’s inauguration is expected to be moved indoors due, and the Supreme Court ruled that a controversial ban on TikTok can take effect this weekend. Follow here for the latest news about the ...
FEMA, wildfires loom large in Noem hearing
Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of ...
Displaced Los Angeles homeowners face price gouging after wildfires
Jay Gilberg bought a five-bedroom, 4,800-square-foot (446-sq-meter) home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Pacific Palisades ...
Kristi Noem fields questions on disaster relief, border, terrorism at confirmation hearing
Kristi Noem​, Trump's pick to lead the sprawling Department of Homeland Security, took questions from lawmakers on border ...
LA's Olympic venues were spared by wildfires, but the city's rebuild could impact the Games' runup
The runup to the city hosting the 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will coincide with massive rebuilding of housing and infrastructure.
A map shows how fire-ravaged California gives more in federal money than it gets back
Los Angeles' wildfires spurred a political debate about whether California should continue receiving unconditional federal ...
Newsom’s battle with fiction
THE BUZZ: CLAPPING BACK — Gov. Gavin Newsom is creating a new disaster playbook to confront President-elect Donald Trump, Elon Musk and adversaries in the information battle that erupted after the ...