President Trump has called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to "release the water." and claimed FEMA lacked the funds to respond to the L.A. fires. Here's what to know.

President Donald Trump said on Friday he would like to get rid of the main federal agency that responds to natural disasters.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right, tours the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continued to burn on Jan. 8 in Los Angeles. Photo Credit: Eric Thayer/Getty ...

Instead of having federal financial assistance flow through FEMA, the Republican president said Washington could provide money directly to the states.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday he would work with California Governor Gavin Newsom to respond to the Los Angeles fires after earlier floating doing away with the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Both Trump and Noem have placed the blame for the devastating fires on Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), a Trump critic and frequent target, and multiple GOP lawmakers have suggested conditions should be attached to any federal aid. In his first term, Trump ...

President Donald Trump said he's considering "getting rid of" FEMA as he hit the road for the first time since his second inauguration, visiting victims of Hurricane Helene and the California wildfires.

Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.

The president fired off a rambling social media post about how the collision “should have been prevented” as officials investigate the cause and search for survivors.

Onetime Trump “true believer” Stephanie Grisham, former press secretary to both Donald and Melania, famously told a national TV audience during last summer’s Democratic National Convention that she knows firsthand that the president “has no empathy, no morals and no fidelity to the truth.”

President Donald Trump said Friday his administration is considering getting rid of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.