Trump, Gavin Newsom and California
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Gov. Gavin Newsom long insisted that he had no interest in running for president, despite rampant speculation. Now he’s publicly acknowledging that it’s a possibility.
Advocates are calling on Governor Newsom to fully decommission shuttered state prisons and prevent them from being repurposed as ICE detention centers, as federal immigration raids are increasing across California.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom had sued Trump in an attempt to block the deployment of federal troops in the city, which Newsom has called a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”
President Donald Trump hit back at Gov. Gavin Newsom's claims that the president did not call him recently, showing a screenshot of the call to Fox News.
An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.
Gavin Newsom’s renewed control of the California National Guard didn’t last more than a few hours thanks to a federal appeals court. “The request for an administrative stay is GRANTED,” the court wrote in a short order tonight after the White House and DOJ came up short this afternoon in their bid
Governors aren't on the same page about the National Guard for "No Kings" protests. They are weighing public safety, and if Trump will step in.
Newsom says Trump’s LA actions marks the onset of a much broader effort to overturn political and cultural norms.