Newsom is facing sharp criticism over the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles. Newsweek writers decide if he should face a recall.

State policies like the gas tax harm Central Valley supercommuters and folks who can’t afford an electric car.”

Mr. Wonderful isn’t holding back his scrutiny of California’s governor and L.A. mayor amid discussion on tying wildfire aid to the debt limit.

“Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation convening a special session of the California Legislature to safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration,” the governor’s office announced Nov. 7 after election results were clear.

The first official trip of Trump's second administration will be to visit areas devastated by fires in California.

The state’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom invited Trump last week, but the president-elect told NBC News that he felt it was “better if I went as president.”

The wildfires in Los Angeles have sparked a debate among some Republicans over giving the state more aid.

DeSantis has been above water his entire six years in office, though he saw his nadir the latter half of 2020, when the state struggled with the pandemic, high unemployment and a failing unemployment assistance website. He was at +1 and +2 in the Fall and Winter quarters, respectively.

The president's remarks about the “magic of America” were overshadowed by the looming threat of Donald Trump, even as Biden touted a historic ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

The devastating wildfires have not garnered much sympathy from Trump and Republicans, who have decided to blame Newsom for the wildfires. Trump has repeatedly attacked the California Democrat on Truth Social as he spreads unproven claims about the wildfire situation.

Withholding natural disaster aid to force policy changes is unusual and would mark a major escalation in Republicans’ feuds with blue states.