The new president faces immediate questions over his threat to deny help to California as wildfires still rage.

Gov. Bob Ferguson suggested cutting 6% of the state’s budget to offset shortfalls, but lawmakers on both sides said fire suppression funds should not be touched ...

American flags at state buildings across Washington will be raised to full staff on Monday in recognition of the presidential inauguration, with flags to return to half-staff by sunrise Tuesday in ...

Hawley called CHNV a “mass parole program” that exceeds the government’s authority under immigration law. Hawley said the law allows parole “in only very limited circumstances,” which he said requires ...

Gavin Newsom (D), a Trump critic and frequent target ... In his first term, Trump disregarded a request for wildfire aid from ...

Trump’s nominee for massive cabinet job rebuffs ‘hypothetical’ question as he threatens California fire relief ...

Live updates and latest news as the Trump administration prepares to take office next week. Follow live as Senate ...

Noem said she would not withhold disaster aid based on politics but did not directly answer questions on whether she would refuse such a directive from President-elect Trump. Noem initially declined ...

Gavin Newsom of slashing money to prevent fires. Newsom said it was a "ridiculous lie" that he cut $100 million, a retort he included on his new website, California Fire Facts. But the website ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday knocked House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) for politicizing a crisis after he entertained putting conditions on disaster relief aid as the deadly Los ...

Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, and the 2028 Summer Olympics: All three, to different degrees, have been imperiled by the deadly wildfires still tearing through Los Angeles. All natural disasters are ...

The biggest environmental bill that could have been on the table for the 2025-2027 legislative session looks unlikely this year. It would have created a new Washington agency to be a watchdog of the s ...