The president deployed 4,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests.

Governor Newsom issued a scathing critique of President Donald Trump's proposed budget cuts to public safety programs, accusing

An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

Enten found that Newsom is leading the race to become the next Democratic nominee, standing at 12% odds, according to online prediction market Kalshi. He is followed by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) at 10%, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg at 10%, and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro at 6%.

As California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to fight Donald Trump‘s ICE raids and military occupation, Bill Maher sees presidential material. On Friday’s episode of Real Time, the comedian suggested Newsom could be “the guy for the Democratic party,

Seventy percent of Californians disapprove of the president in a new survey. But recent national polls paint a less drastic picture.

During an episode of The New York Times’ “The Daily” podcast published Thursday, the Democratic governor accused Trump of being “not all there,” saying that the president’s been making up a different reality than what is actually going on with the federal government’s response to the unrest in Los Angeles.

Many undocumented immigrants have long feared that their Medi-Cal data would be used against them. Newsom calls it "an abuse."

Newsom on Trump's military parade: "It's a vulgar display. It's the kind of thing you see with Kim Jong Un, you see it with Putin, you see it with dictators around the world that are weak ... Weakness masquerading as strength ... that's about as small as it gets ... that's Donald… pic.twitter.com/3hXuRHPKUU