As wildfires devastate Los Angeles County, questions about Newsom's leadership threaten to upend his ambitions for national office.

The Los Angeles wildfires were still raging uncontained when the finger-pointing started. The devastation was caused, not by prolonged drought or the Santa Ana winds, according to President-elect Donald Trump and others, but by Democrat politicians whose priorities allowed the fires to spread.

Gov. Gavin Newsom responded to President Trump’s claims that California was “without a token of defense” as firefighters continue to contain the deadly wildfires that broke out in Los ...

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires ... The incoming president's remarks come over a week after California Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump to visit the state and meet the victims impacted ...

California Gov ... in preparation for the strong and arid Santa Ana winds. He also pointed a finger at Donald Trump, who earlier this week slammed Newsom for failing to do “a good job ...

California Gov ... more preventative measures could have been taken. Newsom’s team has pushed back at the suggestions, saying the Santa Ana winds spreading the fires are a natural disaster ...

Removal of decaying vegetation is a key component of brushfire prevention in arid climates, but LA Mayor Karen Bass and California Gov. Gavin Newsom ... like the fierce Santa Ana winds that ...

Gavin Newsom is deploying ... warnings issued for Monday. Newsom announced the mobilization on Sunday, citing the red flag warnings that state powerful Santa Ana winds will make conditions hard ...

Gavin Newsom ... of California and California State University budgets. We will explore ways to restore these cuts, particularly to the CSUs,” said John Sen. Laird, the Santa Cruz Democrat ...

President Trump's expected visit to Los Angeles to survey wildfire damage should clarify whether he and Gov. Gavin Newsom can overcome an ugly 2024 election cycle.

The uncertainty just hours before Trump's arrival underscores the complicated relationship between two of the nation's most formidable political rivals. Newsom, in particular, is navigating a crisis that could undercut his state's recovery and his presidential ambitions.