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Newsom leans into shutdown fight as he cements 2028 front-runner status

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seizing on a shutdown deal that has angered Democrats to bolster his standing as his party’s front-runner for the White House in 2028. Democrats have largely ... Read More

Newsom prevailed on Proposition 50. But the White House is still a big reach

California's governor gambled and won, raised his national profile and fortified his fund-raising base. But Newsom's biggest political impediment — his Left Coast pedigree — hasn't changed. Read More

Newsom set to rally Texas Dems with victory lap days after Prop 50 passes: 'California stepped up'

Gavin Newsom takes redistricting fight nationwide after California victory, heading to Texas rally as Democrats counter Republican gerrymandering efforts. Read More

Gov. Gavin Newsom will consider presidential run after 2026 midterm elections

California Gov. Gavin Newsom teased a potential 2028 presedential run when asked in an interview on Sunday if he’d seriously consider it after the midterms in an interview. “Yeah, I’d be lying ... Read More

GOP fixates on Zohran Mamdani as strategists warn Gavin Newsom is ‘the real threat’

Republicans are fixating on Mamdani’s rise, but GOP strategists warn that the real political threat ahead of 2028 is Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA). Read More

Gavin Newsom for president? California governor says he's considering running

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he will consider making a run for the White House after next year's midterm elections, following months of speculation the Democratic figure is preparing for a 2028 ... Read More

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom of California says he’ll consider presidential run after 2026 midterms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a leading Democratic critic of President Donald Trump, says he will consider running for the White House in 2028 after the midterm elections next year. Asked in an ... Read More

Gavin Newsom’s biggest political test yet is on the ballot next Tuesday

Approaching his final year as governor, Newsom is staking the next phase of his career on the proposition that he first suggested as a bluff. Read More

Newsom Says He Will Consider a 2028 Presidential Run After the Midterms

The California governor acknowledged in an interview Sunday on CBS that he would give the question serious thought after the 2026 elections. By Sonia A. Rao Gov. Gavin Newsom of California, who has ... Read More

Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race, Sherrill and Spanberger elected governor, NBC News projects

Zohran Mamdani will become New York City's first Muslim mayor, while Abigail Spanberger will become Virginia's first female governor. Mikie Sherrill will be New Jersey's first female Democratic ... Read More