California Senate leader Mike McGuire reappointed Sen. Susan Rubio as insurance committee chair despite federal bribery probe questions. Rubio denies wrongdoing.

California officials reject Trump's claims about the military restoring water, clarify that Los Angeles sources its water from the LA Aqueduct and Metropolitan Water District, and note federal pumps were offline briefly for maintenance during wildfire recovery.

President Donald Trump touted sending the military into California to turn on the water and relieve a crisis, but state officials question whether there’s a drop of truth in his claims.

The California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) is pushing back on President Trump’s recent claim that the U.S. military entered the state and “turned on the water” in the wake of

"The days of putting a Fake Environmental argument, over the PEOPLE, are OVER. Enjoy the water, California!!!" Trump's TRUTH post reads.

Donald Trump is claiming that he sent the U.S. military to turn on the water in California, even though it never happened. Trump posted on Truth Social Monday night to receive credit for his supposed good deed.

Susan Rubio, a Democrat from Baldwin Park, will refill the vacancy that Senate leaders briefly left open for a few weeks following reports that she was part of an FBI investigation stemming from her time as a member of the Baldwin Park City Council.

California passed a set of bills to expedite LA wildfire recovery funds as part of an extended special session called by Gov. Gavin Newsom in response to Palisades and Eaton fires.

In a bipartisan vote, the California Legislature approved $2.5 billion in wildfire aid for Los Angeles County during Thursday's special session at the Capitol.

The North Coast Democratic Senator said that despite the president’s threats, he believes that the federal government will come through with fire relief funds.