Karen Bass, the first Black woman to serve as mayor of the city of Los Angeles, has become a target of conservatives seeking to politicize the devastating California fires. Bass was out of the country on a diplomatic trip to Ghana when the LA fires first began.
At a Friday roundtable event in the Pacific Palisades, President Donald Trump told Rep. Brad Sherman (D-CA) that people who think like him made it impossible for insurance companies to operate in California.
President Donald Trump has kicked off his second term with a flurry of executive actions on immigration, the economy, DEI and more. In his first trip since becoming president, Trump headed to survey hurricane damage recovery in North Carolina and then to Los Angeles to tour devastation from wildfires.
The rain that is expected to hit the scorched Los Angeles landscape this weekend may bring relief to the fire fights, but it could also bring flash floods and mudslides. Although forecasts show that the risk is relatively low, local officials are taking the warnings seriously.
Trump 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 an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.
Mr. Wonderful isn’t holding back his scrutiny of California’s governor and L.A. mayor amid discussion on tying wildfire aid to the debt limit.
Show' host unloaded on conservatives seeking to take advantage of the wildfire disaster, while adding about L.A. Mayor Karen Bass: "I'm not saying she's Churchill."
After a tour of areas damaged by the California wildfires, the president sparred with local leaders and blamed them for a wide variety of issues affecting the disaster response.
A  headline last week focused on what Donald Trump could get done in his first 100 days. A better focus would have been on his first 100 hours.
Being a county supervisor can be hard work in California, but in times of crisis, it’s a lot less uncomfortable than being a mayor, Robert Greene argues.