North Carolina is another state prone to hurricanes—and in fact Hurricane Helene last fall triggered a Biden administration recovery effort led by Deanne Criswell, the impeccably qualified and unanimously confirmed director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. There were no conditions attached, but here are two that would have been nice.

California Sen. Adam Schiff told NBC's "Meet The Press" that he's going to do some research about whether he can reject a pardon issued to all the people involved in the Congressional investigation into the January 6 riot,

California Sen. Adam Schiff told NBC's "Meet The Press" that he opposes President Biden's decision to pardon members of his family, saying it sends a bad message to the Trump family: KRISTEN WELKER: Well,

In an interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham expressed disagreement with the president’s decision to pardon those convicted of violent crimes.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has called for expedited aid with no “strings attached” multiple times. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said he “won’t commit” to providing aid without conditions to the flame-engulfed region of Los Angeles County.

As President Donald Trump returned to office, he and many congressional Republicans and conservative pundits have mused about possibly forcing California leaders to change state policies to receive federal disaster money. The state is still grappling with deadly wildfires that have killed at least 28 people and destroyed nearly 15,800 structures.

Senator Adam Schiff said he's not on board with the "overreach" of deporting illegal aliens just for stealing "toothpaste."

The state’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump last week, but the president-elect told NBC News that he felt it was “better if I went as president.”

Donald Trump told NBC News that he will likely travel to California next week after his inauguration to view the devastation caused by the wildfires.

The president arrived in Los Angeles promising to provide federal funding to rebuild after a week in which Republicans signaled aid might come with conditions.

By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Trump told NBC News‘ Kristen Welker on Saturday that he plans to visit ... The president-elect has long been critical of California’s Democratic leadership, notably Gov. Gavin Newsom, and their handling of wildfires.

The Washington Post reports that ICE is boosting its daily arrests from a few hundred to between 1,200 and 1,500 each day. A high number of arrests by the agency means that more abuses are to be expected, and that legal immigrants and U.S. citizens are likely to get caught up in the dragnet.