Trump News Live: JFK Files To Be Released As President Visits California During Fires

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday to declassify remaining files on the John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr. assassinations, pledging transparency. The announcement coincides with his planned trip to California to survey wildfire damage amid ongoing tensions with Governor Gavin Newsom over disaster aid.

What to know:

• Trump’s executive order aims to release all records related to the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK Jr., citing public interest.
• The 1992 JFK Records Act required these disclosures by 2017 unless national security concerns justified postponement; Trump previously delayed full release during his first term.
• Trump is scheduled to visit wildfire-affected areas in Los Angeles on Friday, following a stop in North Carolina to address hurricane recovery efforts.
• Trump criticized California’s forest management and water policies, linking them to disaster funding conditions—a claim California officials refuted.
• The House recently passed the bipartisan Fix Our Forests Act, aimed at improving wildfire prevention and recovery efforts.

Stay with Newsweek for live updates on Trump’s actions and his California visit.