California's top insurance regulator on Thursday launched an investigation into State Farm over the company's handling of claims from the January Los Angeles-area wildfires.The investigation comes after survivors of the Palisades and Eaton fires said that the state's largest home insurer was delaying and mishandling claims regarding damage to their homes and possible contamination from smoke.

California’s insurance regulator has launched a formal investigation into State Farm’s handling of claims related to January’s Los Angeles wildfires, after groups of survivors complained that the process could lead to confusion and delayed payouts.

The California Department of Insurance is launching a "market conduct" exam into how State Farm General, the state's largest home insurer, is handling claims from the January fires after receiving numerous complaints from policyholders.

Democratic California U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla has been forcefully removed Thursday by security officers from a news conference on immigration by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem

California’s U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla was forcibly removed from a press conference held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials Thursday morning.

Their clash over Trump’s deployment of military forces for anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles is far from the first time the two leaders have butted heads.

Trump will sign disapproval resolutions under the Congressional Review Act to bar California's plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035