Presidents fully control FEMA aid. The operative word in federal disaster law is “may,” as in: “The President may make contributions to a State or local government for the repair, restoration, reconstruction or replacement of a public facility damaged or destroyed by a major disaster.”

Kamala Harris and Joe Biden traveled to Southern California Monday following President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Former President Biden and former First Lady Jill Biden are spending their first days after leaving the White House in Santa Barbara County.

During an interview with Fox News’s Sean Hannity Wednesday night, Trump was in the middle of complaining about Biden’s last-minute pardons for his family members and Trump critics when the president suggested that his predecessor could use the same protections.

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

Donald Trump 2.0 is, so far, very much the same as his first go around. But eight years after he was last sworn into office, the new Republican president is emboldened, far more experienced and surrounded by a very different team.

While visiting the wildfire-torn community of Altadena Thursday, leading House Democrats called for federal assistance without "political" conditions — a day after the Trump Administration rescinded a memo issuing a freeze on federal funding.

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE) is the nation’s largest life sciences landlord with some of the world’s largest biotech and pharmaceutical companies as tenants. But its headquarters is in Pasadena, Calif., which was one of the areas most affected by the historically destructive wildfires that devastated Los Angeles County this month.

Newly inaugurated President Donald Trump returned to storm-battered Asheville and Swannanoa on Friday and outlined a vague plan to abolish the Federal Emergency Management Agency and shift disaster-recovery responsibilities to state governments.

"We want to get it fixed, we want to get the problem fixed and there will be some ways. It's like you got hit by a bomb," President Trump said once he arrived in LA.

President Donald Trump said he was considering "getting rid of FEMA” as he visited hurricane-battered North Carolina on Friday during the first trip of his second term.

When a politician says “don’t politicize” a significant event like the fires that have swept Los Angeles County, it’s a good bet they are attempting to divert attention and shield