California Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla said he will attend the 47th presidential inauguration on Monday in which President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for his second term. “I do plan to be there. Of course,” he told ABC "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.
A day after President Donald Trump claimed to have used the U.S. military and emergency powers to pump more water from Northern California to Southern California, federal officials have yet to provide details or explain the action.
President Donald Trump said on social media that the military had intervened to secure California water supplies.
Fresno government and nonprofit agencies are scrambling to understand what a Trump order freezing federal funds means for grant money.
In recent weeks, Trump and his allies — notably billionaire Elon Musk on his X platform — have attacked Newsom’s leadership and at times promoted misinformation about California’s response. And House Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested there should be conditions on federal wildfire aid to force changes in California.
With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President Trump's agenda.
On the first week of Donald Trump's second presidency, we report from Washington, D.C., and the frontlines of fire damage in California.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday backed the Trump administration’s decision to offer buyouts to federal workers who do not plan to return to the office, telling reporters that “drastic
President Trump celebrated Florida state Sen. Randy Fine’s (R) primary win on Tuesday, hailing the lawmaker for his call to progressive Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)
Tulare assembly member Alexandra Macedo issued a statement regarding Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to “Trump Proof” California, urging to place the funds in other issues affecting the state. The statement comes after Newsom and Democratic legislative leaders planned to set aside up to $50 million in funds through SBX1-1,
President Donald Trump is heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles.
Trump is claiming a mandate to terrorize communities and edit the Constitution like a Wikipedia page, while his opponents and critics are trying to regroup.