New administration could erase any progress in water dispute between California and other Western states over the river.

Does Donald Trump truly believe the nonsense he spouts about California water — the mythical “valve” connecting the state to Canada, or the imagined “half-pipe” that stands ready to soak ...

Notwithstanding the remark’s implied cynicism, crises — either real or merely perceived — can make or break political careers as news media and the voting public judge how those who hold or ...