The president raised the possibility of withholding aid to California unless the state changes its water policy.

California will spend $2.5 billion to help the Los Angeles area recover from recent deadly wildfires under a relief package signed Thursday by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

New brush fires broke out Thursday across Southern California as firefighters continued to battle some of the state’s most destructive blazes. A brush fire shut down the northbound lanes of the 405 ...