House lawmakers are bracing for what could be a contentious battle over emergency spending in the wake of the wildfires that ...

Many Los Angeles-area residents devastated by fire will lean on Washington and charitable aid—and draw on their own savings.

In a sign of how difficult it was, even before the recent fires, for homeowners to obtain insurance, California's insurer of last resort, known as the FAIR Plan, had an estimated $9 billion exposure ...

A Southern California member of the powerful House Appropriations Committee explains how politics may impact future aid.