A fresh confrontation with Donald Trump gives the high-profile California governor the chance to reset his relationship with angry Democratic voters.

The California governor has leaned into opposing Trump’s actions in Los Angeles. The politics are tricky for potential 2028 presidential candidates.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has sounded the alarm on Trump’s use of the National Guard in a nationally televised speech, warning that California may only be the first place out of many where such force may be used.

President Donald Trump claimed that California Governor Gavin Newsom should be grateful to him for "saving his a--" with Los Angeles amid an ongoing wave of anti-ICE protests. In a fiery post on his social media platform Truth Social,

The California governor’s presidential prospects hang in the balance as he defends Los Angeles from “authoritarian overreach.”

Gov. Newsom's speech confronting Trump's immigration raids in Los Angeles boosts his standing among Democrats as he warns democracy is under assault

California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked straight into the camera and offered a stark moment for his Democratic Party.

Protests surrounding immigration enforcement actions in the Los Angeles area and the Trump administration’s response to them have cued up a public spat between President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Ne

President Donald Trump signed a memo late Saturday night federalizing 2,000 California National Guard troops to address what a White House official called the “lawlessness that has been allowed to fester” in Los Angeles.