Newsom Asks Congress for Nearly $40 Billion for Los Angeles Wildfire Aid

The governor said the funding would prioritize rebuilding homes, infrastructures, businesses, schools, health care facilities, and churches. California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in relief aid for the Los Angeles area after last month’s destructive wildfires, which could be the nation’s costliest natural disaster in history. In a Feb. 21

Hochul says Democratic governors won’t “sit idly by” as Trump threatens retaliation

Hochul says Democratic governors won’t “sit idly by” as Trump threatens retaliation – CBS News Watch CBS News New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she and her fellow Democratic governors won’t “sit idly by and let our rights be attacked” by the Trump administration. View CBS News In Be the first to know Get browser

Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 23, 2025

Open: This is “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 23, 2025 – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” the president’s mission to shrink the federal workforce intensifies, and his foreign policy dealmaking reaches a critical juncture. We’ll speak with President Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff,

Trump Confident Russia-Ukraine War Could End This Week, White House Says

The president said on Friday that he did not think it was necessary for Zelenskyy to attend negotiations. President Donald Trump is confident in striking a deal with Russia to end the conflict in Ukraine, potentially ceasing the three-year-long war as early as this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Feb. 22.