Gavin Newsom knows the popular image of him is of a smooth talker with slicked-back hair, the wealthy liberal who co-owns a vineyard.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said that President Donald Trump was making jokes with him over the phone before the president launched a military response to anti-ICE protests in California. Against Newsom’s wishes, Trump federalized the National Guard in California in response to the protests in Los Angeles. U.S. Marine troops were also sent in.

Gov. Newsom is working to determine the true motives behind Trump's decision to deploy federal agents outside the governor's news conference in Little Tokyo this past week.

The redistrict strategy could be a boon for Newsom's 2028 ambitions during a moment when Democrats are hungry for leaders. But it's also risky.

WASHINGTON — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change California’s rules for drawing lines for House seats. Texas Republicans, he says, want to rig elections to help President Donald Trump in the 2026 election, so California Democrats have to rig back.

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and other California leaders will unveil their state redistricting plan around 2:30 p.m. in response to Texas Republicans’ partisan effort in their state. CALIFORNIA VOTERS REJECT OVERTURNING INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION: POLL According to his office,

Calif., criticized major universities like Harvard and Columbia paying settlements after facing spending cuts from the Trump administration.