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California Gov. Newsom calls for investigation into water resources in LA

California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for an independent investigation from the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) after firefighters faced a nightmarish situation when fire hydrants ran out of water. “From the moment the firestorm hit Los Angeles County on Tuesday, January 7th, it was clear that our public infrastructure would be […]

Gavin Newsom calls for investigation into who was responsible for low water at fire hydrants during wildfire crisis

Amid growing calls for accountability for government failures on California's wildfires, Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into one of the worst reports. Newsom issued a statement Friday afternoon as wildfires continue to spread, destroying lives and livelihoods. “We need answers to prevent something like this from happening again.” “I call for an […]

Newsom calls for independent investigation of LA Department of Water and Power

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Friday called for an independent investigation by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power amid reports of water supply problems during this week's wildfires. In a letter to the department's CEO, chief engineer and Los Angeles County public works director, Newsom called the reports “deeply disturbing.” “Water supplies […]

‘Delaying and obstructing’: Top Senate Republican hits back as Dem calls foul on Trump confirmation hearings

Fox's first appearance: Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, accused Democrats of “delaying and obstructing” President-elect Trump's top energy nominees in his administration. are. “Senate Democrats have once again shown that delaying and obstructing the incoming Trump administration is a top priority,” Lee said in an exclusive statement. “Documents […]

Raskin calls for Alito to recuse himself from Trump case

In a statement Thursday, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the ranking Democrat on the Judiciary Committee, called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from President-elect Trump's hush money criminal case. In his claim, Raskin said that Alito “just hours” before Trump's lawyers asked the Supreme Court to intervene to halt the criminal conviction […]

Trump calls on Newsom to ‘open up the water main’

President-elect Trump called on California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) to “open up the water mains” in an online post Thursday as fires continue in Los Angeles. “Governor Gavin Newscome should immediately go to Northern California and open the water mains and instead of letting that water flow into the Pacific Ocean, it should flow into […]

Dockworkers union chief calls Trump 'hero' after reaching deal to avert strike

The head of a longshoremen's union praised President-elect Trump's support in contract negotiations with port operators, particularly on automation issues. The International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) announced Wednesday night that they had reached a tentative agreement to avert damaging attacks ahead of next week's deadline. “He is a hero […]