Will Newsom’s ambitions save UCLA from giving in to Trump?
What’s the difference between Harvard and UCLA when it comes to fighting President Trump’s attacks?It may come down to how much Gavin Newsom wants his…
‘Bring it on, Gavin,’ White House says to Newsom on threat to sue over UCLA cuts
WASHINGTON — As Gov. Gavin Newsom and the University of California consider whether to sue the Trump administration to restore more than half a billion dollars in…
Newsom warns Trump on red-state redistricting: ‘Playing with fire’
With Democrats lining up for a bare-knuckle match on redistricting, Gov. Gavin Newsom has offered President Trump a cease-fire proposal: No redrawing congressional maps in…
Newsom welcomes Texas Democrats who fled to foil Trump’s redistricting plan
SACRAMENTO — California became center stage for the national political fight over House seats Friday when Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed Democratic lawmakers from Texas who fled their…
Trump seeks $1-billion fine against UCLA. Newsom says ‘we’ll sue,’ calling it extortion
Hours after the Trump administration demanded that the University of California pay a $1-billion fine to settle federal accusations of antisemitism in exchange for restoring…
California’s plans for congressional districts hurt Republicans
California Democrats and Texas Republicans are in an old-fashioned standoff, threatening to redraw their congressional maps in an attempt to sway the outcome of the…
Contributor: Newsom’s cynical redistricting ploy should be rejected by voters
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political ambitions have reached a new low. In his efforts to look like a “fighter” ahead of a potential run for the…
Newsom vows Texas will be ‘neutered’ by California Will voters let him do it?
Gov. Gavin Newsom made a ballsy threat this week to Texas legislators who are trying to gerrymander voting maps in favor of Republicans. “Whatever they…
Texas redistricting move would ‘trigger’ new California maps, Newsom says
WASHINGTON — A last-ditch effort by California Democrats to redraw the state’s congressional map for the 2026 election, countering a similar push by Texas Republicans, is now…
Bonta says millions spent, but billions saved, in California’s legal war with Trump
California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta said Monday that his office has spent more than $5 million fighting the Trump administration in court over the last…
Gov. Newsom seeks to raise $18 billion to shore up state wildfire fund
Gov. Gavin Newsom is preparing draft legislation that would add an additional $18 billion to a state fund for wildfire victims that officials have warned…
Newsom provides new details about his plan for redistricting fight with Trump
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that he’s considering calling a special election on Nov. 4 to ask voters to approve new congressional maps in California…
More than 1,000 National Guard troops leaving L.A.
Nearly two months after President Trump took the extraordinary step of deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles to quell public unrest over immigration raids,…
After outcry, L.A. restricts duplexes in Pacific Palisades
As rebuilding ramps up in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles leaders are restricting the building of duplexes on single-family-home lots.The move follows an executive order issued…
After push from L.A., Newsom plans to weaken state duplex law in wildfire areas
Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to issue an executive order Wednesday allowing Los Angeles-area governments to limit development in wildfire-affected neighborhoods by exempting them from provisions…
How California draws congressional districts, and why it might change in a proxy war with Trump
The potential redrawing of California’s congressional district lines could upend the balance of power in Washington, D.C., in next year’s midterm congressional election. The unusual…
Column: Newsom responds to Trump’s gutter politics
Newsletter You're reading the L.A. Times Politics newsletter George Skelton and Michael Wilner cover the insights, legislation, players and politics you need to know in…
Texas may rig election maps. Should California too?
In a brazen move, Republicans in Texas have set out to redraw the state’s congressional map — an effort to boost President Trump and the…
Texas Democrats meet with Newsom to stop Trump’s push to ‘rig’ the 2026 election
Gov. Gavin Newsom stood alongside six Democrats from the Texas Legislature on Friday and joined them in accusing President Trump and Republicans of trying to…
Newsom redistricting threat fits a pattern of ignoring voters
In 2010, California voters drove the foxes from the henhouse, seeing to it that lawmakers in Washington and Sacramento would no longer have the power…