The unusual debate puts California’s Republican lawmakers in a potentially perilous position, stuck between suffering constituents and the president-elect’s desires. And it presents another test of congressional GOP loyalty to Trump.
The House is barreling toward a contentious debate over disaster relief for California as many — but not all — Republicans call for conditions to be placed on the assistance, an idea
The Preventing Our Next Natural Disaster Act calls for changes to how FEMA prepares for disasters, by increasing funding and giving priority to applicants in hardest-hit communities. It would also require a central database to consolidate information collected from all levels of government during disaster responses.
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, handing an early legislative win to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans,
Unfortunately, the rapidly growing practice of third-party litigation funding is undermining the sanctity of our justice system and turning civil trials into yet another investment vehicle.
Led by Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), the list features big-name progressive Reps. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) and Greg Casar (D-Texas), the chair of the CPC.
Following Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration Monday, reactions in Southern California were, as expected, reflective of the nation’s starkly drawn party lines. Republicans extolled the 47th president’s return to the White
The median age of voting members of the House of Representatives is now 57.5 years, while the Senate's median age is 64.7 years.
Nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30 Senate Republicans voted to ban TikTok last year if it did not sell its U.S. operations.
The president-elect will aggressively crack down on the border, with a slow start to his mass deportations agenda.
The measures in Congress prompted by the wildfires so far address forest management, disaster funding and the powers of the California Coastal Commission.
Southern California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle largely agree: No conditions on wildfire aid.