LOS ANGELES (AP) — The midterm elections might be a year away, but the fight for control of the U.S. House is underway in California. Voting opened statewide Monday on whether to dramatically reshape California’s congressional districts to add as many as five Democrat-held seats in Congress — a possible offset to President Donald Trump’s…
Calif. Governor Gavin Newsom, who recently trolled Donald Trump with a TikTok set to Taylor Swift’s “Actually Romantic,” will fight in court against the president’s deployment of his state’s National Guard to Oregon. “After a federal court blocked his attempt to federalize the Oregon National Guard, Donald Trump is deploying 300 California National Guard personnel…
California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday that the Trump administration is sending 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon, even though a federal judge put a halt to the president’s plan for deployment in that state. Newsom said that the state would file a lawsuit to block Trump’s action. In a statement, Newsom said,…
California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, used Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s remarks about “fat generals and admirals” in the U.S. military to troll President Donald Trump. Speaking to military leaders in Virginia on Tuesday, Hegseth said: “It’s tiring to look out at combat formations, or really any formations, and see fat troops.” Hegseth went on…
By Cayla Mihalovich and Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to the media at Downey Memorial Christian Church after visiting Los Angeles communities affected by immigration raids, in Downey on July 16, 2025. Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom…
A California bill that would require operating system and app store providers to verify users’ ages before they can download apps has cleared the Assembly 58-0, and will now move on to Gov. Gavin Newsom, reports. The Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043), introduced by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks, does not require photo identification for verification,…
Mike Johnson got a bit awkward when asked about the crime rate in his home state of Louisiana. While appearing on Fox News Friday, host Dana Perino brought up Gavin Newsom’s latest comments that Trump should deploy troops to states like Johnson’s Louisiana because their crime rates are worse than those in California. Johnson tried…
Gavin Newsom continues to mock the ever-loving hell out of Donald Trump on social media. Anadolu / Getty Images In the past week, he opened up his own store: Related: JD Vance’s “Ridiculous” Answer About How To Curb School Shootings Is Going Viral He renamed MAGA: He held his own mock Trump press conference: Advertisement…
California, Washington and New Mexico could lose millions of dollars of federal funding if they continue failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. An investigation launched after a deadly Florida crash involving a foreign truck driver who made an illegal U-turn on Aug. 12 found what Duffy called…
Ashley St. Clair, the conservative influencer who claimed she had a secret child with Elon Musk, has announced her latest career move following a year of “career suicide.” Conservative influencer Ashley St. Clair debuts her podcast, discussing her life experiences, including an eviction and sponsorship, while critiquing political figures. On Monday, St. Clair debuted her…