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Byline: Justine McDaniel, Marianna Sotomayor Some House Republicans representing California districts are signaling opposition to calls by President-elect Donald Trump and some of his allies to attach conditions to wildfire [...]

Byline: Rex Huppke, USA TODAY We here at the Republican Party want to assure victims of the horrific Los Angeles wildfires that we stand with them and are ready to [...]

Byline: Hannah Knowles, Maeve Reston, Marianna Sotomayor, Mariana Alfaro President-elect Donald Trump's long-standing threats to place conditions on California wildfire aid are gaining traction with Republicans, looming over the government's [...]

Byline: Philip Bump The wildfires that have obliterated entire Los Angeles neighborhoods are still burning. But recovering from the disaster can't wait. The city and the state of California have [...]

Byline: Aaron Blake A series of disasters and tragedies in recent days and months has been met with a familiar response - President-elect Donald Trump quickly politicizing them with misinformation: [...]

He delivers a mix of disinformation, false claims about cheating in elections and personal attacks. Never mind that he was in Wisconsin. Never mind that it was perfectly sunny, albeit [...]

Byline: Justine McDaniel, Marianne LeVine Donald Trump falsely claimed as president that "cleaning" forests would prevent California wildfires. He showed Americans a doctored hurricane map, altered with a Sharpie to [...]

Congressional leaders deferred a debate over sending federal money to respond to Hurricane Helene until after the election, delaying a potentially messy political fight. When congressional leaders decided not to [...]

Byline: Sabrina Rodriguez, Justine McDaniel EVANS, Ga. - Former president Donald Trump doubled down on misinformation about Hurricane Helene in an appearance in this storm-ravaged state Friday, repeating the falsehood [...]

Byline: Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Toluse Olorunnipa RALEIGH, N.C. - President Joe Biden flew over storm-ravaged parts of western North Carolina on Wednesday, and Vice President Kamala Harris ventured farther [...]

Byline: Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Isaac Arnsdorf, Maxine Joselow VALDOSTA, Ga. - The two candidates for president ventured carefully into the politics of Hurricane Helene on Monday, with Vice President [...]

Byline: MICHAEL GOLDBERG, EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS; ASSOCIATED PRESS ROLLING FORK, MISS. -- Help began pouring into one of the poorest regions of the United States after a deadly tornado tore [...]

Byline: Mike DeBonis Dawn had barely broken over Western Kentucky on Saturday morning, fully revealing the jaw-dropping devastation from a cluster of tornadoes that tore across the commonwealth and neighboring [...]

Byline: Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Eva Ruth Moravec AUSTIN, Texas - Democratic state Rep. James Talarico says the most he's heard of federal help in his area during the [...]

Byline: Matt Viser and Eva Ruth WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has quickly approved states of emergency in Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana. He has spoken with the governors of seven [...]

Byline: Paul Waldman For Print Use Only. It's looking more and more like Democrats' covid relief bill is going to pass - and it will have to pass without any [...]

Byline: Erica Werner, Jeff Stein and Seung Min Kim WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden urged Senate Democrats on Tuesday to go big on coronavirus relief, making an aggressive case in [...]

Byline: Alan S. Blinder and R. Glenn Hubbard For Print Use Only. America faces a dire public health and economic emergency, yet the usual partisan lines are being drawn in [...]

Byline: Jabin Botsford For Print Use Only. This editorial appears in The Washington Post. - - - The United States faces three interlocking crises: first, the coronavirus pandemic; second, economic [...]

Byline: Jeff Stein and David J. Lynch WASHINGTON - An International Monetary Fund proposal to approve emergency financial backing for nations reeling from the devastating economic impact of the coronavirus [...]

Byline: Erica Werner and Jeff Stein WASHINGTON - Incoming Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen argued Tuesday that it's 'critically important to act now' to pass more economic relief for the coronavirus [...]

Byline: Erica Werner and Jeff Stein WASHINGTON - Poised to inherit a health-care disaster and a deteriorating economy, President-elect Joe Biden is laying out a $1.9 trillion emergency relief plan [...]

For Print Use Only. This appeared in Thursday's Washington Post. - - - President Donald Trump's term is ending in utter disgrace thanks to his countenancing of mob violence against [...]

Byline: Greg Sargent For Print Use Only. Given how much is in chaos right now, it's easy to get spooked into thinking we are facing a final month of extreme [...]

For Print Use Only. The following editorial appears in The Washington Post: Millions of Americans have acquitted themselves admirably during 2020, rising to the 12-month national challenge caused by a [...]

Byline: Greg Sargent For Print Use Only. President Donald Trump might not realize it, but he just handed Democrats a big weapon to wield against the two Republican senators running [...]

Byline: Jeff Stein and Mike DeBonis WASHINGTON - As President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of tweets on Wednesday to declare Fox News Channel 'dead' and proclaim 'Massive FRAUD' in [...]

Byline: Erica Werner WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday downplayed chances of Congress passing a big new economic stimulus bill before the election even as Democrats voted to [...]

Byline: Rachel Siegel and Jeff Stein The White House and Congress are fighting over an economic relief bill, and odds appear low they will reach a deal before the November [...]

The president gave his approval to a package of wildfire disaster relief only hours after officials from his administration had explained why the state should not receive the aid. MORAGA, [...]

Byline: Tim Elfrink Fueled by extreme heat and tinder-dry conditions, wildfires exploded across California in September, blazing through almost 1.9 million acres, destroying nearly 1,000 homes and killing at least [...]

Facing a calamity on par with the Great Depression, they left without a new relief package in place. After three weeks in session, the United States Senate emptied out again [...]

Byline: John Wagner, Paul Kane and Mike DeBonis WASHINGTON - House leaders sought to expedite the emergency $2 trillion relief bill aimed at mitigating the financial havoc caused by the [...]

Byline: Jeff Stein WASHINGTON - Congressional lawmakers are feuding over a central component of the massive economic relief package currently being debated by the Senate, a battle that may threaten [...]

Byline: Ledyard King, Nicholas Wu and Christal Hayes, USA TODAY WASHINGTON - A measure to ensure paid sick leave for workers and increase testing for coronavirus was headed to President [...]

Byline: Jeff Stein, Mike DeBonis, Erica Werner and Paul Kane WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., released a massive economic stimulus bill Thursday to fight the coronavirus's fallout, [...]

Byline: Amber Phillips The idea of just giving checks to nearly every American was, a week ago, on the fringes of Democratic politics. Doing so regularly was the central proposal [...]