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

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

North Carolina locals who survived Hurricane Helene in September but suffered massive losses from the storm share their thoughts on President Donald Trump's visit.

Later, the Trumps will travel to southern California, which has been rocked by brutal wildfires. The president has threatened to withhold relief from California if it doesn't reroute water to the southern part of the state.

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina - President Donald Trump's first trip since the start of his second term is set for Friday and is set to include stops in storm-ravaged North Carolina, wildfire-stricken California and a campaign-style event in Nevada.

There is a new reality for North Carolina schools one week into President Trump's second term: ICE agents possibly searching classrooms.

North Carolina officials charged with leading recovery efforts in western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene have told state lawmakers that they need more money.

U.S. President Donald Trump visited disaster-hit western North Carolina on Friday and was traveling later to Los Angeles, promising help while stoking partisan tensions with Democratic rivals over recovery efforts.

In North Carolina Friday, President Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order aimed at what he said would address problems inherent to FEMA.

President Donald Trump proposed eliminating the Federal Emergency Management Agency during a Friday visit to Helene-ravaged Western North Carolina.

Josh Stein. "North Carolina is going to come back bigger, better than ever before," Trump said. President Donald Trump told reporters in Asheville, North Carolina, the federal government would ...