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California Rail Officials Balk at DOT's 'Misguided' Move

Trump administration yanks $4B in federal funding for state's bullet train project

(Newser) - The Trump administration has pulled $4 billion in federal funding for California's ambitious high-speed rail project, signaling a major setback for the long-delayed effort to link San Francisco and Los Angeles by train. The Department of Transportation announced the decision on Wednesday, citing concerns over missed deadlines, persistent...

Newsom Slams Vance Over Disneyland Visit

'Hope you enjoy your family time ... The families you're tearing apart certainly won't'

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited California over the weekend, and he didn't get a warm welcome from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The governor criticized Vance for visiting Disneyland with his family while other families were suffering from the administration's immigration policies, the Hill reports. "Hope you enjoy your...

After Raid, Newsom Returns 'Scum' Label
Newsom Turns
Nickname Back on Trump
Jul 11, 2025 2:00 PM CDT

Newsom Turns Nickname Back on Trump

Governor reacts to raid on California farm

(Newser) - After a KTLA video captured children and protesters running from tear gas sprayed by immigration agents at a farm in his state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom posted his reaction Thursday night on X. "Trump calls me 'Newscum'—but he's the real scum," Newsom wrote, the...

Newsom Signs Bills Rolling Back Key Environmental Law

Move aims to speed up housing development in California amid mounting shortages, homelessness

(Newser) - California has dismantled a pillar of its environmental legacy, speeding up development projects in a bold move to address its deepening housing crisis and homelessness. State leaders on Monday rolled back the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), a law that for more than 50 years has been both a...

Gavin Newsom Sues Fox News for $787M

'No more lies,' California governor says

(Newser) - "No more lies," California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a post on X Friday, announcing that he has filed a $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News. The lawsuit filed in Delaware Superior Court centers on Fox host Jesse Watters' claim that the Democratic governor lied about a...

Vance Calls Sen. Alex Padilla 'Jose,' Rips Cali Leaders

Gov. Newsom, LA Mayor Bass push back as National Guard deployment sparks a legal fight

(Newser) - Vice President JD Vance visited Los Angeles on Friday, sharply criticizing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and LA Mayor Karen Bass for their opposition to recent federal immigration raids. Vance accused both leaders of making it harder for law enforcement to do their jobs and claimed their rhetoric encouraged violence...

Agency Given 54 Minutes to Comply With New Directive

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services made to hand over data on enrollees to deportation officials

(Newser) - President Trump's administration this week provided deportation officials with personal data—including immigration status—on millions of Medicaid enrollees, a move that could make it easier to locate people as part of his sweeping immigration crackdown. An internal memo and emails obtained by the AP show that Medicaid officials...

Newsom Tests New Message Against Trump

California governor is repeatedly attacking the president's mental fitness at age 79

(Newser) - With protests in his state leading to frequent sparring with President Trump , California Gov. Gavin Newsom is trying what Axios describes as a "new line of attack"—he's going after Trump's mental fitness. "He is not the same person that I dealt with just four...

Newsom: 'The Moment We Feared Has Arrived'

California governor addresses nation as Mike Johnson says he should be 'tarred and feathered'

(Newser) - The speaker of the House wasn't willing to weigh in on whether California Gov. Gavin Newsom should be arrested, but he was willing to weigh in on the appropriateness of an arguably worse fate. "Look, that's not my lane," Mike Johnson told reporters during a Tuesday...

Newsom Files Emergency Motion on Deployment
Judge Denies Newsom's
Emergency Request
UPDATED
Jun 10, 2025 8:09 PM CDT

Judge Denies Newsom's Emergency Request

National Guard troops are now protecting immigration agents in LA

(Newser) - A federal judge rejected California Gov. Gavin Newsom's emergency request Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles. US District Judge Charles Breyer granted the administration's request for more time to respond to the filing...

Fetterman Blasts Democratic Response to LA 'Chaos'

Says party 'loses the moral high ground when we refuse to condemn setting cars on fire'

(Newser) - John Fetterman has been catching flak from his party lately and flipped the tables on Monday, blasting Democrats for depicting the Los Angeles protests as peaceful. "I unapologetically stand for free speech, peaceful demonstrations, and immigration—but this is not that," Fetterman wrote Monday on X alongside an...

Newsom, Trump Trade Even More Barbs
Newsom,
Trump
Trade Even
More Barbs
Jun 10, 2025 6:15 AM CDT

Newsom, Trump Trade Even More Barbs

California governor and Trump are criticizing each other almost non-stop

(Newser) - The war of words between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Trump over the protests in Los Angeles did not end with Monday afternoon's question of whether Newsom should be arrested by federal agents. In an interview with Politico , Newsom doubled down on his assertion about a shift toward...

Trump: 'If They Spit, We Will Hit'
Trump: 'If They
Spit, We Will Hit'
Jun 9, 2025 4:37 PM CDT

Trump: 'If They Spit, We Will Hit'

He says 'insurrectionists' who spit at troops will be 'hit harder than they have ever been hit before'

(Newser) - During protests over the death of George Floyd in 2020, President Trump said , "When the looting starts, the shooting starts." On Monday, he had a new slogan in response to the Los Angeles protests: "If they spit, we will hit," he said, referring to protesters allegedly...

Trump: Arrest of Newsom Would Be a 'Great Thing'

California governor says president's response is a 'step toward authoritarianism'

(Newser) - On Monday morning, border czar Tom Homan shot down speculation amid the Los Angeles protests that he might arrest California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Homan's top boss, however, says he would have no qualms about it.
  • "I would do it if I were Tom," President Trump said Monday,
...

Border Czar: No, I Don't Plan to Arrest Gavin Newsom

Tom Homan says a reporter took his remarks about California governor out of context

(Newser) - It appears that California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn't in danger of arrest after all. After reports surfaced that border czar Tom Homan had threatened an arrest in regard to the Los Angeles immigration protests, the governor responded with a dare :
  • "He's a tough guy, why doesn't
...

Newsom Calls Threat to Use Marines 'Deranged'

Los Angeles is mostly calm, but National Guard and immigration enforcement protesters clash at federal complex

(Newser) - National Guard members sent tear gas into a crowd of protesters outside a federal detention center in Los Angeles on Sunday, while President Trump and his aides escalated their threats to use force against demonstrators opposing immigration enforcement . Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted on X that active-duty Marines stationed at...

Trump Deploys National Guard to LA to Quell Protests

Move comes over Gov. Gavin Newsom's objections

(Newser) - President Trump is deploying 2,000 California National Guard troops over the governor's objections to Los Angeles where protests Saturday led to clashes between immigration authorities and demonstrators. The White House said Saturday that Trump was deploying the Guardsmen to "address the lawlessness that has been allowed to...

In LA, 'Extraordinary Show of Force' During Raids

Protests, clashes with federal agents, dozens of arrests as national immigration crackdown continues

(Newser) - Federal agents conducted high-profile immigration raids on Friday in Los Angeles, including in the city's Fashion District, where they used flash-bang grenades and what appeared to be less-than-lethal rounds to disperse protesters after targeting a clothing wholesaler called Ambiance Apparel. The action was part of at least three...

Former Manson Follower Gets Approval at 16th Parole Hearing

Patricia Krenwinkel was also approved for parole in 2022 but was then rejected by Gov. Gavin Newsom

(Newser) - Former Manson Family member Patricia Krenwinkel's 16th time before a California parole board went just like her 15th—with a thumbs-up—but she faces the same obstacle that prevented her from seeing freedom in 2022: the governor of California. As the Guardian reports, the state Board of Parole Hearings...

Newsom Pressures Cities to Ban Homeless Encampments

With California's local governments receiving more funding, governor says they should 'end the excuses'

(Newser) - Gov. Gavin Newsom increased the pressure on California's local governments on Monday to take down homeless encampments, saying they need to follow the state's lead by banning the tents on public property. "It is time to take back the streets," Newsom said in a virtual press...

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