Nearly a year after the Palisades and Eaton fires, long-term federal relief remains stalled without a formal disaster request from the Trump administration

California Gov. Gavin Newsom met with congressional leaders from both parties on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as he sought to accelerate long-delayed federal recovery aid for Los Angeles communities hit by last year’s devastating Palisades and Eaton fires.

The trip came as the region approaches the one-year anniversary of the wildfires, which destroyed homes, businesses and infrastructure across the Pacific Palisades, Altadena, Pasadena and Malibu. Despite the scale of the damage, Congress has been unable to advance long-term assistance because the Trump administration has not submitted a formal disaster aid request — a required step befor

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