One of President Trump's first executive orders threatened to withhold federal funding from so-called sanctuary jurisdictions. California is one of them.
California says President Donald Trump is at it again. The new president, who has railed against California Gov. Gavin Newsom as wildfires have destroyed entire towns, claimed late Monday night he sent the U.S. military into the state “under emergency powers” to have the water “turned on” and “flowing abundantly.”
California on Tuesday denied President Donald Trump's claim that the U.S. military entered the state to release more water in the wake of deadly wildfires.
President Donald Trump touted sending the military into California to turn on the water and relieve a crisis, but state officials question whether there’s a drop of truth in his claims.
As a rule, the president’s water-related preoccupation generates eye-rolling and easy jokes. Sometimes, however, it’s not funny at all.
President Trump's executive orders on California water will help irrigate Central Valley farms. They won’t do anything to fight wildfires.
Trump lost more than two-thirds of the lawsuits filed against his rules in his first term. His win rate of 31% was lower than that of the three administrations prior, according to an analysis by the Institute of Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law.
Donald Trump has named two conditions that he said he will need to see before agreeing to provide federal disaster relief to California.
California state officials denied Trump’s Truth Social claim that the military had entered the state under “Emergency Powers” to restore water supplies.
Trump has falsely claimed that Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom and other officials refused to provide water from the northern part of the state to fight the fires.
New White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt urged members of Congress to confirm Trump's nominees to address problems like the U.S. egg shortage and the cost of living crisis.