Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin talks about why he and many of his Republican colleagues believe fire aid for California should only come if there are some strings attached.

House Republicans are beginning early discussions about whether aid to California should be conditioned on changing liberal policies they blame for helping the disaster.

House Speaker Johnson says there is talk of placing conditions on aid for California’s wildfire victims. Some Republicans hope that will encourage California to make changes to how they prepare for wildfires.

Biden signed proclamations designating a monument in Southern California's and another in far northern California.

U.S. President Joe Biden designated two California sites -- a swathe of desert significant to native tribes and a dormant volcano -- as national monuments on Tuesday, advancing his record of conserving more U.