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Front-runner or flash in the pan? Sizing up Newsom, 2028

Two LA Times columnists differ over the presidential prospects of California's governor, who has a White House gleam in his eye. Is his Golden State address an intractable obstacle or not? Read More

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’s fight to stay relevant ahead of 2028 may be his toughest test yet

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proved his political muscle with his decisive Proposition 50 win, but the question now is whether he can sustain that influence beyond California and stay relevant, not just ... 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

Newsom, Harris both considering runs for president in 2028

In a sign of California's rising status as a major hub of Democratic politics, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Sunday he's considering a run for president in 2028 — just a day after former U.S. Vice President ... Read More

Newsom is running alone, for now. Is he vulnerable from the left?

One year from the unofficial launch of the 2028 campaign, Newsom appears to be running alone and out front in an open field, with expected competitors taking few steps to blunt his momentum. Read More

Harris and Newsom signal they could both run for president. So who has the advantage?

After decades, the parallel career tracks of former Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom are once again back on a collision course. The frenenemy nature of this sometimes-fraught ... 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

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

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he'd be ‘lying' if he denied plans to consider a presidential run

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an interview on “CBS News Sunday Morning” that he would be “lying” if he denied plans to consider a presidential bid. Asked whether it would be fair to say he ... 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