The governor lashed back after several Republican leaders said that aid to his state as it deals with deadly wildfires should be conditional.

President Trump is ripping California Gov. Gavin Newsom over mismanagement of the state leading up to the devastating wildfires and handling of sanctuary cities ahead of his visit to the Golden State.

Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire prevention continues to swell under Newsom's leadership.

The wildfires ravaging Los Angeles are getting embroiled in politics as Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s response and preparations have come under criticism from

On Friday Jan. 10, the governor’s official budget-proposal document was released, its numbers already incinerated. Going by those pre-wildfire numbers, on Jan. 13 the Legislative Analyst’s Office affirmed the budget was “roughly balanced.”

As wildfires spread across Southern California earlier this month, President Trump — then still the president-elect — cast blame on state leaders and called for California Gov. Gavin Newsom to ...

After President Trump criticizes California Gov. Newsom over the Los Angeles area wildfires during his inauguration address, the Democratic governor says he'll look for "common ground" with the new administration.

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.

California lawmakers unanimously approved $2.5 billion to aid wildfire cleanup and recovery in the Los Angeles area Thursday morning just 10 days after Gov. Gavin Newsom called for it in a special session.

As Donald Trump this week assumed the presidency for the second time, he rekindled his personal and political feud with California and its governor, Gavin Newsom, while also inflating Newsom’s

Many of the claims had been promoted by President Trump, who has criticized Newsom and visited California on Friday to survey wildfire damage in Los Angeles County. CBS News Confirmed checked the governor's "fact checks" and found that although many were correct,

Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign legislation Thursday providing $2.5 billion in funding to relief efforts in Los Angeles County, where two massive wildfires killed 28 people and left behind a trail of destruction this month.