DOGE officials visited the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation’s water pumps in Northern California and said they’d worked with the agency to increase water deliveries south, as Trump has been pushing California to do.

When Californians turn on their showers and fill up their coffee makers on Tuesday, President Donald Trump wants credit. He’s been criticizing the state’s water use since major fires began in Los Angeles in early January,

As a rule, the president’s water-related preoccupation generates eye-rolling and easy jokes. Sometimes, however, it’s not funny at all.