The visit will focus on assessing the ongoing recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Helene.

President Donald Trump is visiting North Carolina Friday for one of his first trips of his second term. Follow along here for live coverage.

Donald and Melania Trump are stopping in North Carolina, California and Nevada during the first second term trip. Follow along for live updates.

Trump says he’ll have Republican National Committee chair Michael Whatley working on hurricane relief matters instead of using the Federal Emergency Management Agency

President Donald Trump is heading into the fifth day of his second term in office, striving to remake the traditional boundaries of Washington by asserting unprecedented executive power. The president is also heading to hurricane-battered western North Carolina and wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles,

President Trump is set to visit disaster areas in North Carolina and California, criticizing FEMA's response while pledging improvements and emphasizing state leadership in recovery efforts.

The president cited the disasters during his inauguration speech Monday as examples of an insufficient federal response to communities in need.

President Donald Trump will visit storm-ravaged North Carolina on Friday in his first trip outside Washington since the start of his second term.

In North Carolina, the president pledged “the support that you need to quickly recover and rebuild” after a hurricane. His message to fire-ravaged California had a different tone.

During his visit on Friday, President Trump is scheduled to tour areas hit by Helene and get updates on recovery efforts.

“I want two things,” Trump told reporters upon his arrival in Asheville, North Carolina. “After that, I will be the greatest president California has ever seen.” Trump said his proposal ...

President Trump wants states to have more control over disaster recovery efforts and suggested he would condition federal assistance to California after the fires on the state toughening its voter identification requirements.