Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.). Westerman sponsored the Fix Our Forests ... President Trump, a longtime critic of how California manages its land, plans to visit the devastated area on Friday.

A bill to speed forest-thinning on federal lands is poised to pass the House later this week. Another forest-related bill ...

The Fix Our Forests Act is just one piece of legislation expected to be introduced in response to the California wildfires.

Some Republican leaders insist that before California can get disaster aid, there will be conditions attached.

A forest management bill is slated for House floor debate this week. Other wildfire bills have been introduced in the Senate.

California Democrats blocked a Republican amendment to add $1 billion in wildfire prevention funding to the state's $2.5 ...