President Donald Trump visited Southern California on Friday to tour the damage done by the ongoing wildfires in the state, where he held a press conference with local officials. Earlier in the day, Trump reiterated that he wants federal disaster relief to be conditional, but this time he made two specific demands.

Do they fight for unconditional fight for wildfire victims in their home state? Or fall in line behind President Trump?

GOP Congressman Darrell Issa is introducing federal legislation meant to clear up the red tape facing firefighters in California in the wake of the deadly southern CA fires.

Trump's talk of attaching conditions to California’s federal disaster aid has put state Republican members of Congress in a quandary.

Southern California lawmakers on both sides of the aisle largely agree: No conditions on wildfire aid.

It will be hard for the president to revoke FEMA funding. But a GOP-led Congress could slow down the region’s recovery.

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.

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All the talk about attaching conditions to California’s federal disaster aid have placed the state’s Republican members of Congress in a quandary.

During the heat of the presidential campaign in September, then-candidate Donald Trump made an extraordinary threat. He vowed that if California suffered a wildfire during his presidency, he’d withhold disaster aid from the state unless Gov.