Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is keeping the door open to conditioning California disaster aid on the state enacting voter identification laws, days after President Trump said he wanted to link the two priorities.

The comments from Johnson came during a press conference at Trump National Doral in Miami on Monday, which served as the kickoff event for the House GOP’s annual retreat. Asked if linking voter ID to California disaster aid was a “red line,” Johnson stopped short, but he signaled he was open to combining the two matters.

“We’ve got to work out the details of that,” Johnson said. “I have not spoken to the president about that issue since he said that. He’ll be here tonight, of course, for dinner with us, and that’s one of the topics of discussion.”

The Speaker went on to lament California’s track record of counting ballots at a slower pace than other states. A handful of House races in the Golden State were the last elections to be called in November. He also raised concerns with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) leadership and how........

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