On the first week of Donald Trump's second presidency, we report from Washington, D.C., and the frontlines of fire damage in California.

More than $8 million in federal funding will be coming to the Los Angeles region to bolster emergency shelter operations, provide rental assistance, and other services, officials announced Friday. The funding is coming from the U.

“The senator regrets not being able to join President Trump in Los Angeles due to the Senate vote schedule,” said Edgar Rodriguez. “He welcomes the president’s support for federal disaster aid to assist the thousands of families and businesses impacted by these devastating fires.”

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Congress also is considering making it a federal crime to commit a theft in an area where a major disaster declaration has been made.

With little power in Republican-led Washington, D.C., California Democrats struggle to mount a countereffort to President Trump's agenda.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly railed against California's governor as "Newscum," spread misinformation about the causes of the Los Angeles fires and suggested that California will not receive the typical federal aid for recovery unless it changes its water policy. Or its forestry policy. Or its immigration sanctuary policy.

The demand further politicized a fragile situation that has left Gov. Gavin Newsom scrambling to respond to the whims of the president — or even to speak with him at all — to secure billions of dollars from the federal government to help Los Angeles fight an ongoing firestorm and rebuild.

President Donald Trump, who has blamed what he calls faulty water management for contributing to California wildfires and suggested conditioning federal recovery dollars on changes in state political policies,

This initial federal funding provides urgent support to help address housing insecurity for those affected by the fires,” said Sen, Alex Padilla.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) welcomed President Donald Trump on a California tarmac Friday as the two men feud over the future of Los Angeles wildfire aid.

Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during their first second-term trip. Follow along for live updates.