Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Rep Brandon Gill (R-TX) co-introduced the “Lawless Cities Accountability Act” in Congress. The bill would withdraw federal funds from cities that don’t stop violent unrest or don’t accept help from federal law enforcement. “We have to use the tools in our toolbox to ensure that our mayors and our governors like Gavin Newsom are following the law in this country, because if we don't have laws, we're not a country at all,” Rep. Mace told me. But will Republicans back measures like this? Of the more than 9.7 million people who live in Los Angeles County, more than 1.1 million people voted for President Trump in 2024. When I brought up the potential threat of funding to Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-CA) earlier this week warned not to “lump everyone in California in with the actions of a few leaders.”