Gavin Newsom locks horns with Trump
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Newsom dares Trump administration to arrest him
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The governor bragged about working with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.
The White House stepped up its criticism of Calfornia Gov. Gavin Newsom after the Demorcat attacked President Donald Trump in a nationally televised speech.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed with several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.
Locked in an online showdown with Trump over the L.A. protests, Newsom is styling himself as an internet-era champion of the left.
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In today’s newsletter: California Governor Gavin Newsom’s fiery response to the White House’s troop deployment in Los Angeles. What May’s inflation numbers say about tariffs and the challenges facing the U.S. men’s national team at the 2026 World Cup.
In a prime time address, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California sharply criticized President Trump for sending in the military to handle the protests in Los Angeles.
Attorney General Bondi criticizes Governor Newsom's handling of anti-ICE riots, promising federal charges for looters after Newsom claimed Trump's troop deployment inflamed tensions.
Joy Behar finds California Governor Gavin Newsom distractingly “handsome,” she admitted Wednesday, at the risk of sounding “superficial.” As The View hosts discussed Newsom’s social media back and forth with Donald Trump after the president unleashed armed forces to L.