President Donald Trump signed congressional resolutions ending California's electric vehicle mandates and diesel engine restrictions.

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.

President Donald Trump has quashed California’s electronic vehicle mandate, accusing Gavin Newsom of trying to “kill” the auto industry and setting off another legal battle with the Democratic governor.

In early June 2025, amid protests aimed at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Los Angeles, a photograph claimed to show California Gov. Gavin Newsom's wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom,

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.

The California governor used a nationally televised address to criticize President Trump and to seize a political moment.

U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif., was unable to get off his a question for Secretary Kristi Noem when officials shoved him out of the room as he screamed “hands off!”. In this Nov. 2, 2018, file photo, then-California Secretary of State Padilla speaks in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File) AP

Trump credited the military for stopping Los Angeles from turning into a “crime scene” Thursday, while Newsom has said the troops’ presence inflamed protests.