An escalating clash pits a Republican president looking to fulfill his mass deportation goals against a Democratic governor with White House aspirations hoping to mobilize opposition.

President Donald Trump was caught in a lie about the last time he spoke with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) amid the ongoing immigration protests in Los Angeles.

Gavin Newsom engage in a battle of political heavyweights. The conflict has major implications as Newsom warns Trump is acting like a “dictator” by deploying California National Guard troops without the governor’s consent,

Protesters clashed with law enforcement over the weekend in Los Angeles as Immigration and Custom Enforcement officers carried out raids in predominantly Latino neighborhoods. Tensions further flared after President Donald Trump deployed 2,

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) maintained a cooperative stance with President Donald Trump, seeking federal assistance to

Trump blocks California gas car ban in a major political move, stopping the state’s 2035 plan to phase out gas-powered cars. Signed on June 12, 2025, this action overturns California’s authority to enforce electric vehicle rules backed by the EPA.

With California and the White House now in a legal standoff over Trump's deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles, Gov. Newsom is no longer holding back in his fierce criticism of the Trump administration.

President Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 guard members over the objections of Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Trump wanted to create a "spectacle."

Donald Trump suggested Gov. Gavin Newsom of California should be grateful for his interventions in Los Angeles as unrest continues after the president’s decision to send in federal troops. “Incompetent Gavin Newscum should have been THANKING me for the job we did in Los Angeles,