{"id":2395562,"date":"2025-01-27T11:57:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-fema-more-power-to-combat-la-wildfires-after-threatening-to-curtail-agency-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:59:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T16:59:00","slug":"trump-grants-fema-more-power-to-combat-la-wildfires-after-threatening-to-curtail-agency-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-grants-fema-more-power-to-combat-la-wildfires-after-threatening-to-curtail-agency-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump grants FEMA more power to combat LA wildfires after threatening to curtail agency &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-grants-fema-more-power-to-combat-la-wildfires-after-threatening-to-curtail-agency-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2395562&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has issued an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-joe-biden-sign-an-executive-order-making-kenyan-citizens-in-specific-professions-eligible-for-e-visas\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Joe Biden Sign An Executive Order Making Kenyan Citizens In Specific Professions Eligible For E-Visas?\">executive order granting<\/a> the federal government enhanced authority \u200dover California&#8217;s water management to assist in\u200d battling \u200dthe ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. This decision follows tensions\u200c between Trump and California officials, notably Governor Gavin Newsom, regarding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-rejects-federal-disaster-assistance-for-ohio-town-impacted-by-toxic-train-derailment-report\/\" title=\"Biden Rejects Federal Disaster Assistance For Ohio Town Impacted By Toxic Train Derailment: Report\">federal disaster aid<\/a> and state policies. The\u200d order empowers the Federal Emergency \u2062Management Agency (FEMA)\u200c and other federal agencies to override California state laws to expedite relief efforts. It mandates these agencies to address regulatory barriers and assess potential improvements to water supply management while\u200c also ensuring aid does not extend to illegal immigrants. Additionally, Trump criticized state permitting processes that\u200b have hindered \u2064recovery efforts and announced a task force to evaluate FEMA&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-pd-release-98-page-after-action-report-on-lahaina-fire\/\" title=\"Maui Police Department releases concise 98-page report on Lahaina Fire aftermath\">disaster response capabilities<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump grants FEMA more power to combat LA wildfires after threatening to curtail agency<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1955379\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> issued an executive order giving the federal government more control over California&rsquo;s water management after sparring with Democrats, who he said have slow-walked Los Angeles&rsquo;s recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The order gives the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a> and half a dozen agencies authority to override California state laws and federal statutes to provide relief amid the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fires\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Los Angeles wildfires.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the latest escalation of Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom&rsquo;s (D-CA) water wars, Trump<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3299799\/trump-demands-voter-id-condition-california-wildfire-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"> threatened<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">withhold federal disaster aid<\/a> in an effort to pressure the state to adopt an unrelated voter ID policy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under a section of the executive order titled &ldquo;Overriding Disastrous California Policies,&rdquo; Trump ordered the secretary of defense, the attorney general, the secretary of Homeland Security, the secretary of commerce, the secretary of the interior, and the secretary of agriculture to address the authority they have over the state&rsquo;s water supply. These agencies have 15 days to report back to the White House.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Under the direction of FEMA, these federal agencies are charged with expediting housing relief for survivors, expediting bulk debris removal, creating a plan to distribute federal preparedness grants for Los Angeles, which can&rsquo;t be used to assist illegal immigrants, investigating misuse of funding, and also expediting rebuilding and road clearance in North Carolina following the destruction caused by Hurricane Helene.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump also gave the federal agencies 30 days to address any &ldquo;regulatory hurdles that unduly burden each respective water project&rdquo; and to identify state and federal laws that would stand in the way of or would burden efforts to combat the wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>The executive order referenced the Endangered Species Act and gave federal agencies the authority to &ldquo;review, revise, or rescind any regulations&rdquo; under the act.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the outbreak of the wildfires, Trump and Newsom butted heads over increasing water supply from Northern California&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/water.ca.gov\/water-basics\/the-delta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta<\/a> to Southern California, as Newsom was seeking to protect the endangered species of fish known as smelt.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The executive order follows a Friday evening press conference in which Trump sparred with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and other state leaders by blasting the permitting process in the state that has held up efforts to begin cleaning up debris and rebuilding the thousands of homes that burned down.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Besides giving the federal government more control over state management, the order also carves out a significant role for FEMA despite Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3300656\/trump-lambasts-fema-response-to-la-fires-incompetently-run\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">attacks<\/a> on the agency during the same roundtable event.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3301146\/trump-takes-aim-at-fema-in-new-executive-order\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">signed<\/a> an executive order creating a 20-person task force to assess FEMA&rsquo;s response to natural disasters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var 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