SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom used his State of the State address Tuesday to blast President Donald Trump’s administration for a “relentless, unhinged California obsession” while also touting the state’s achievements on its 175th anniversary of statehood. The Democratic governor opted to send the letter to the state Legislature instead of delivering it publicly. Newsom, who’s seen …
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California Governor Gavin Newsom has launched a fresh round of attacks on President Donald Trump in his unrelenting campaign to reality-check the MAGA base. Honing in on Trump’s grand reopening of the freshly paved-over Rose “Garden” on Friday, Newsom rebranded the concreted area the “Predator Patio.” “Welcome to Predator Patio! Admission? Just prove you’re on the Epstein List!” the Newsom …
Read More »Newsom won’t stop mocking Trump — and Trump keeps taking the bait The Washington Post Fact Check: Edited Photo Of Trump With Bloated Face Posted By Gavin Newsom’s Press Office On X — Comparison Shows Changes yahoo.com Newsom, Trump and How Trolling Got Co-Opted by the Powerful KQED Democrats dig in with a new type of campaign against Trump The Conversation Now on Sale: …
Read More »On Tuesday, Sept. 2, Judge Charles Breyer of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California enjoined, subject to a 10-day stay, the Department of Defense from using military personnel in California “to execute the laws” unless a proper exception to the Posse Comitatus Act (the PCA, a statutory prohibition on using the military for law enforcement) is …
Read More »Newsom rolls out ‘shock and awe’ ad campaign for redistricting measure Politico California ad wars heat up ahead of November vote on new congressional maps CNN Newsom’s Prop. 50 campaign compares Trump to Hitler as redistricting battle intensifies San Francisco Chronicle Gavin Newsom launches major ad campaign to boost redistricting push NBC News Ads and mailers launch as fight over California Proposition 50 heats …
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The National Guard, police and protesters stand off outside of a downtown jail in Los Angeles following two days of clashes with police during a series of immigration raids on June 08, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Spencer Platt | Getty Images A federal judge on Tuesday barred President Donald Trump from deploying National Guard troops in California to execute …
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With the looming termination of Kamala Harris‘s Secret Service protection in the next few hours, the security of the former Vice President of the United States has become the latest battlefront in the political war between Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump. About to start a 15-date book tour on September 24, one day after her 2024 campaign memoir 107 Days …
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By Marisa Kendall, CalMatters A city worker picks up items belonging to an unhoused person outside of their tent in San Francisco during an encampment sweep on Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by Manuel Orbegozo for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a new homeless response task force Friday, marking …
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SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom and California lawmakers on Friday announced a landmark deal with Uber and Lyft to allow hundreds of thousands of rideshare drivers to unionize and bargain collectively while still being classified as independent contractors. The compromise between labor unions and the Silicon Valley companies, backed by Newsom, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate Pro Tem Mike McGuire, would …
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Voters split on President Trump deploying National Guard to US cities; redistricting efforts in California and Texas A new Emerson College Polling national survey finds President Donald Trump with a 45% job approval rating, and 47% disapproval. Since last month, the President’s approval slipped one point, while his disapproval held at 47%. 2028 Presidential Election California Governor Gavin Newsom leads …
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