Newsom’s barrage of attacks have left many demoralized Democrats hoping this is the anti-Trump leader they’ve been waiting for, but others wonder whether the governor has chosen the wrong

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%.

Governor Gavin Newsom claimed Trump is making up conversations about L.A. riots response while tensions escalate over deployment of National Guard and Marines in California.

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

Gavin Newsom lit into President Donald Trump on Thursday, heralding “a new day in this country” after a federal judge ordered the president to end his unilateral deployment of the state’s National Guard troops.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom won praise on Wednesday for his speech Tuesday night seen by a national audience, something many Democrats saw as a shot across the bow to President Donald Trump that they can fight Trump -- and one that sparked new talk of Newsom as the party's standard-bearer in 2028.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom questions Trump's mental and physical ability as their clash over immigration enforcement rages on.

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