Republican Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin talks about why he and many of his Republican colleagues believe fire aid for California should only come if there are some strings attached.

Top Republicans in the U.S. Congress are considering imposing conditions on disaster aid to Los Angeles communities devastated by wildfires, after President-elect Donald Trump claimed that state and local officials had mishandled the situation.

Trump takes office in less than a week, but California's road to recovery will take months, and politics might get in the way.

Following threats from House Speaker Mike Johnson and other Republicans to condition wildfire aid to California, California Governor Gavin Newsom blasted Republicans for politicizing this tragedy.

House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed that congressional Republicans are considering tying desperately needed disaster aid for the California wildfires to an increase of the debt limit—a key policy President-elect Donald Trump and his allies tried to force into a spending bill in December.