President Donald Trump is visiting North Carolina Friday for one of his first trips of his second term. Follow along here for live coverage.

President Trump wants states to have more control over disaster recovery efforts and suggested he would condition federal assistance to California after the fires on the state toughening its voter identification requirements.

Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during their first second-term trip. Follow along for live updates.

The devastating wildfires in Los Angeles carry a warning for western North Carolina: It could be next. Ironically, it’s a hurricane that has raised the fire risk. Hurricane Helene toppled trees over 820,000 acres of forest in western North Carolina in September. Now that debris could dry into kindling.

Hurricane Helene’s floods have wreaked lasting damage on a tourist town whose nationally recognized restaurants are especially vulnerable to disasters.

Residents face new threats of mudslides and ‘toxic ash’ as rain hits Southern California - Seven fires are still raging across Southern California and have consumed more than 57,000 acres

Donald Trump’s Justice Department cited an archaic statute in a legal filing Wednesday, arguing that the president’s executive order ending constitutionally guaranteed birthright citizenship should be totally kosher, since the children of Native Americans weren’t historically considered citizens, either.

President Donald Trump said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a trip to disaster zones Friday, offering the latest sign of how he is

President Donald Trump surveyed disaster zones in California and North Carolina on Friday and said he was considering “getting rid of” the Federal Emergency Management Agency, offering the latest sign of how he is weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.

The Senate narrowly confirmed President Trump's pick for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, on Friday, giving Trump his third Cabinet confirmation.

Trump visited areas impacted by flooding in North Carolina and fires in California. He suggested abolishing FEMA and putting conditions on fire aid.