Donald and Melania Trump will stop in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first trip of his second term. Follow along for live updates.

Shifting positions: Trump administration officials continued to reverse or revise the government’s stance on multiple fronts, including active Supreme Court cases, Jan. 6 prosecutions, school book bans, foreign aid programs and gender definitions. Mr. Trump also reinstated a Republican anti-abortion policy known as the “Mexico City Rule.”

Firefighters are battling to maintain the upper hand on a huge and rapidly-moving wildfire that swept through rugged mountains north of ... but the Los Angeles Fire Department announced early ...

Credit: AP/Ethan Swope That helped the fight against the Hughes Fire in the Castaic area north of Los Angeles ... warnings Thursday, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - US President Donald Trump visited hurricane-hit western North Carolina on Jan 24 and was travelling later to wildfire-struck Los Angeles, promising help while stoking partisan tensions with Democratic rivals over recovery efforts.

More than 50,000 are under evacuation orders or warnings as a new wind-driven wildfire spreads in the mountains north of Los Angeles

SWANNANOA, N.C. (AP) — 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 weighing sweeping changes to the nation’s central organization for responding to disasters.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los ... p.m., but the Los Angeles Fire Department said Thursday ...

The Republican president has criticized former President Joe Biden for his administration's response to Hurricane Helene in North Carolina. As he left the White House, he told reporters that “it’s been a horrible thing the way that’s been allowed to fester” since the storm hit in September, and "we're going to get it fixed up.”

In a meeting with local, state and congressional leaders, Trump assured them "the federal government is standing behind you 100%."

Firefighters handed him a white fire helmet ... The trip to Los Angeles was part of a broader national disaster recovery tour. Earlier Friday, Trump visited North Carolina to inspect damage ...

President Trump flew to Southern California Friday afternoon to tour damage from the devastating Palisades Fire, one of two deadly wildfires in the Los Angeles area this month, greeting Gov.