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A rendering shows a high-speed rail train as it enters a station during an informational open house by the California High-Speed Rail Authority in May 2024 at the Hilton DoubleTree in Fresno. (Craig Kohlruss/The Fresno Bee/TNS)

Trump administration pulls funding from California’s high-speed rail

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

July 17, 2025 at 7:10 a.m.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a target for derision by Trump and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, promises...

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the federal government’s demobilization of 2,000 National Guard members, as well as the effect of immigration raids across California during a press conference in Downey on Wednesday, July 16, 2025. (Photo by Drew A. Kelley, Press-Telegram/SCNG)

Newsom blasts Trump over partial National Guard withdrawal

By Teresa Liu

July 16, 2025 at 3:07 p.m.

Newsom says federal drawdown does little to calm fear in immigrant communities after weeks of...

Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, right, with Pasadena Mayor Victor Gordo and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass hold a press conference to announce joining a lawsuit against the federal government in response to immigration sweeps at Los Angeles City Hall on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Trump administration says it is ending deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops in LA

By Staff report

July 15, 2025 at 7:10 p.m.

Mayor Bass said "We organized peaceful protests, we took the Trump administration to court —...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, seen at left, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, has emerged as a leader in the resistance movement against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies. (File photos by the Associated Press)

What Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest feud with President Donald Trump could signal for 2028

By Linh Tat

June 26, 2025 at 9:28 a.m.

To many, Newsom has positioned himself as the face of the Trump resistance movement. But...

California National Guard stand guard as protesters gather in front of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building during the ‘No Kings’ protests Day in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Trump administration may have to hand over documents related to its use of troops in Southern California

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

June 25, 2025 at 1:52 p.m.

The state is seeking documents, internal reports and photos of the National Guard and military...

California Governor Gavin Newsom, right, surveys damage in Pacific Palisades with CalFire’s Nick Schuler during the Palisades Fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, in Pacific Palisades, CA. ..(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

Vice President JD Vance should meet with wildfire victims in LA, Gov. Gavin Newsom suggests

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

June 20, 2025 at 5:56 p.m.

"We're counting on you, Mr. Vice President," the Democratic governor said in a video message.

California National Guard guard the Federal Building on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)

Appeals court lets Trump keep control of National Guard troops deployed to LA

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

June 20, 2025 at 8:50 a.m.

The ruling means control of the California National Guard will stay in federal hands as...

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer granted an emergency temporary restraining order to stop President Trump’s deployment of the California National Guard, Thursday, June 12, 2025, at the California State Supreme Court building in San Francisco. (Santiago Mejia/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new AI report aims to rein in potential cyber-dangers

By CalMatters

June 20, 2025 at 12:27 p.m.

In one example, a language model from the AI company Anthropic threatened to blackmail engineers...

This composite image shows President Donald Trump, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom. (AP (left) and Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

President Donald Trump hints at possibly withholding wildfire aid to California

By Linh Tat

June 18, 2025 at 5:09 p.m.

The president's latest tiff with Gov. Gavin Newsom over immigration might impact aid to the...

California National Guard and the U.S. Marines stand guard as protesters gather in front of the Edward R. Roybal Federal Building during the ‘No Kings’ protests Day in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/ SCNG)

Lawyers for Trump administration, California make their cases for who should control National Guard

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

June 17, 2025 at 6:07 p.m.

A lawyer for the Trump administration argued courts do not have a role in reviewing...

Trump administration, California head to court over National Guard use today. Watch the hearing here

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

June 17, 2025 at 8:46 a.m.

Arguments over who can retain control of the California National Guard are set to commence...

Can President Trump take over the California National Guard? Appeals court takes up battle next

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

June 16, 2025 at 12:39 p.m.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta acknowledged the appeals court may not be 'the last stop'...

Members of the National Guard in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)

Newsom wins legal round over troops, but Trump appeal sends battle to June 17 hearing

By Kaitlyn Schallhorn

June 12, 2025 at 3:22 p.m.

Earlier Thursday, a federal judge said Trump's federalization of the California National Guard was 'illegal'