Washington | President-elect Donald Trump could withhold emergency funding from California in a political manoeuvre over water management, raising concerns that the costliest wildfire in US history could leave the country’s second-largest city struggling to recover.
Such a move would add to mounting political pressure on state governor Gavin Newsom, a favourite Republican target whom Trump, who takes office next week, has savaged since the wildfires broke out last Tuesday.
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Matthew Cranston is the United States correspondent, based in Washington. He was previously the Economics correspondent and Property editor. Connect with Matthew on Twitter. Email Matthew at mcranston@afr.com
