President Biden canceled his trip to Italy to oversee the wildfire response in California.
President Joe Biden canceled his final overseas trip of his presidency, choosing to remain in Washington to monitor the response to devastating fires raging in California .
The trip, which was meant to be a coda to Biden's presidency and a final opportunity to showcase the strength of American alliances, was scheduled to include meetings with Pope Francis, Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, as well as a final face-to-face meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The cancellation comes as wildfires rage in California, forcing Biden to prioritize the federal response. Biden approved a federal major disaster declaration for Los Angeles County, allowing for federal funding to be made available for temporary housing and home repairs as well as low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses
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