Congressman George Whitesides has been warning about catastrophic wildfires in California even before he was elected to one of the most competitive House districts in the country in November. Now, the freshman lawmaker and former aerospace executive represents an area of northern Los Angeles grappling with a new wildfire that ignited on Wednesday. Whitesides joins Marisa and Scott to talk about the Hughes Fire, policies to prevent “megafires” and President Trump’s executive actions on immigration.
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Congressman Whitesides On The Latest Wildfires In His District
Flames from the Hughes Fire burn a hillside in Castaic, a northwestern part of Los Angeles County, on Jan. 22, 2025. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
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