Gavin Newsom, Chris Van Hollen and the news cycle no Democrat wanted

Gov. Gavin Newsom made the news on Friday about his comments about the mistaken deportation of Maryland resident Kilmar Abrego Garcia while trying to make news about tariffs. At a Central Valley press conference, Newsom answered a reporter’s question about Abrego Garcia after announcing a lawsuit over a highly unpredictable trade policy against the Trump […]

Newsom makes $24 generic Narcan available to all Californians

Sacramento – California residents are currently eligible to purchase naloxone, a generic drug for Narcan, a drug used for opioid overdose. For $24 through the state’s prescription website Calrx, Gavin Newsom’s Office said in a release Monday. “A life-saving drug should not come with a life-changing price. Calx is about making essential drugs like naloxone […]

Newsom lawsuit against Trump – Los Angeles Times

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Newsom pardons Cambodian immigrant facing deportation, among other Easter clemency actions

Sacramento – On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom provided tolerance to 25 felonies, including Cambodian migrants facing deportation, in a series of pardons and commutes issued before the Easter holidays. The governor was a critic of the Trump administration’s immigration policy, which included denouncement of Venezuelan immigrants being deported to El Salvador’s biggest security prison last […]

Newsom to announce California lawsuit against Trump’s tariffs

On Wednesday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is scheduled to release a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s executive branch to enact international tariffs without Congressional approval. The Governor’s Office states that legal measures are International Emergency Economic Power Lawcited Trump as imposing tariffs, but refused to grant him the ability to unilaterally adopt tariffs on goods imported […]

Can Newsom insulate California from Trump’s trade war?

Washington – Gov. Gavin Newsom last week promised action in response to President Trump’s dramatic decision to increase tariffs on trading partners around the world. But if Trump passes with them, will he have the power to protect California’s economy? Newsletter You are reading the LA Times Politics Newsletter Michael Wilner and Anita Chhabria bring […]

Newsom asks Trump administration to bring deported Venezuelan immigrant to the U.S.

Sacramento – California Governor Gavin Newsom wrote a letter Thursday to Homeland Security Secretary Christi Noem, demanding that the federal government bring in Andrie Jose Hernandez Romero, a Venezuelan immigrant who was deported to El Salvador’s biggest security prison last month. Hernandez Romero, a 31-year-old gay makeup artist, has legally sought asylum for his sexuality […]

Column: Instead of bashing other Democrats, Newsom needs to look inward

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Gavin Newsom Tries Making End Run Around Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs

Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he is seeking direct trade deals with foreign governments to save the state from retaliation with President Donald Trump’s latest tariffs. Newsom said it directed state officials to pursue independent trade ties with tariff-hit countries and urged them to exempt goods created in California from retaliation. press release. […]