9 stories highlight Trump's policies and California's political shifts

Federal agents intensified deportations, and Trump reversed California’s car ban. Meanwhile, Newsom warns of overreach after protests in LA. Read More

Timeline: Is political violence in the US escalating?

The murder of conservative activist and Trump ally Charlie Kirk on Wednesday has stoked fears about growing political violence in the US, with experts warning that the conditions that enable it are ... Read More

Gavin Newsom takes on Trump at his own game: From the Politics Desk

Newsom has put California at the center of Democrats’ campaign against a Trump-backed effort in Texas to pad the GOP’s U.S. House majority, countering with a rare, mid-decade redistricting proposal of ... Read More

California lawmakers deliver major Democratic climate, housing and labor wins to Newsom

California leaders wrapped this year’s legislative session Saturday afternoon, prolonged by last-minute backroom deals on climate and energy, sparking deep frustration among some lawmakers. Read More

'Safety before politics': West Coast alliance issues joint vaccine recommendations

“Our states are united in putting science, safety, and transparency first — and in protecting families with clear, credible vaccine guidance,” Newsom and the three other governors said in a joint ... Read More

California Politics 360: Charlie Kirk’s impact on California

Charlie Kirk’s assassination rattled lawmakers from both parties in California. The state’s youngest lawmaker, 29-year-old Republican Assemblyman David Tangipa, joined California Politics 360 to talk ... Read More

Newsom unveils California redistricting effort to counter Trump-backed push in Texas

Democratic Gov. Newsom teams with congressional leaders to unveil strategy against GOP efforts to create Republican-friendly districts in multiple states. Read More

On immigration, California Republicans still haven’t learned

Support for President Trump's immigration crackdown shows that California Republicans still haven't learned the lessons of their Proposition 187 disaster in the 1990s. Read More

Charlie Kirk shot: Political leaders react to shocking news about conservative activist

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot during an event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, according to reports. Read More

After Kirk’s Killing, Obama Says the Nation Is in a ‘Political Crisis’

Speaking at an educational summit, former President Barack Obama criticized his successor’s attacks on his political rivals in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Read More

Texas is the new California – the land of opportunity. But can it stay that way? | Opinion

Fifty years ago, California was what Texas is today. But political extremism and NIMBYs got in the way. Can Texas avoid the same fate? Read More

Josh Hawley is ruffling GOP feathers as he stakes out his ground: From the Politics Desk

Since he took office in 2019, Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., has sought to place himself on the front lines of orienting the Republican Party around a mix of economic populism and social conservatism to ... Read More