Carter’s funeral comes as the first big wave of off-boarding of White House staff began this week. Biden started taking hundreds of much delayed “departure photos” with aides in the Oval Office at the end of December, working through a yearslong backlog. Boxes are being packed.

All five living presidents were present to honor the late former President Jimmy Carter during his funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington on Thursday morning.

President Joe Biden said that the federal government will cover 100% of the cost of disaster assistance, on things like debris removal, temporary shelters and first responders’ salaries. At a briefing at the White House today,

President Joe Biden on Thursday announced the federal government would cover 100% of costs of the initial federal disaster response to the Los Angeles wildfires.

Wildfires in California have broken out and escalated significantly since President Joe Biden touched down in Los Angeles on Monday, where he had initially been set to travel to the Coachella Valley and designate a new national monument.