California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have both opposed deployment of the National Guard and Marines to the city.

Two Republican in Congress are requesting documents and communications between Newsom, Bass and law enforcement over the protests.

Gov. Gavin Newsom long insisted that he had no interest in running for president, despite rampant speculation. Now he’s publicly acknowledging that it’s a possibility.

After eight years as lieutenant-governor, in 2018 he was elected to California’s top job. He breezed past a recall effort in 2021 (which tried to capitalise on Mr Newsom’s visit to the French Laundry, a posh restaurant in Napa Valley, during covid lockdowns) and won re-election in 2022.

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.

Los Angeles County GOP vice chair and former sheriff's deputy Patrick Gipson issued a scathing rebuke of state and local leadership, accusing officials of negligence amid the protests in the city.

The governor highlighted his work with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten on Wednesday broke down why Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is opposing President Donald Trump and what it means for his potential 2028 presidential campaign. "84% of Democrats nationwide say they want Democrats to take on Donald Trump.

Democratic politicians have spent the last few months talking about standing up to President Donald Trump in his second term. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is among the first faced with figuring out what standing up actually looks like.

Elected officials, as well as social media influencers, had wide-ranging opinions of the governor’s prime time address warning that democracy is in danger.

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