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.

Trump will sign disapproval resolutions under the Congressional Review Act to bar California's plan to end the sale of gasoline-only vehicles by 2035

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

What the judge rules, and the likely appeals that follow, may alter decades of understanding about the roles of governors and the White House in quelling domestic unrest.

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%.

For all of Donald Trump's talk agreeing with the idea of arresting California governor Gavin Newsom, the president couldn't offer even a hypothetical reason to do so when asked this week, which Seth Meyers was pretty amused by on Wednesday night.

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.