In an age when political authenticity is currency, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is making a risky bet: that he can repackage ...

Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom encouraged activists to follow the example of social leaders such as late civil ...

Newsom may be popular among Democratic leaders and the progressive caucus for the Golden State's liberal policies, but it's unclear how popular he would be on a nationwide ticket.

And Newsom’s position could conceivably hurt his potential 2028 dreams — it’s too early to say. But doing what he’s doing is trending in the direction required for a real defense of democracy.

Gov. Gavin Newsom in Los Angeles said President Trump “is playing by a different set of rules" by floating a plan to skew the 2026 midterms.

Newsom's strategy appears two-pronged: Make sure Democrats turn out on Sept. 14, and cast the election as an attack on the state’s progressive values.

Whether Newsom is eyeing a last-minute entrance into the 2024 race, or jockeying for the leading position ahead of 2028, it is clear that he has been the Democrat who is most active and preparing f… ...

Explore how Gov. Gavin Newsom uses TikTok, memes, and digital media to combat Trump, misinformation, and reshape California’s political narrative.

“Newsom’s strategy has been to remind voters what would be taken away if he were gone rather than what he’s given while he’s here,” Joe Eskenazi, a San Francisco political writer, ...

Newsom’s statement that transgender athletes participation in women’s sports was “deeply unfair” enraged the Democratic establishment. But it also revealed Newsom’s strategy to beat the ...

Newsom’s Anti-Trump Recall Strategy Offers Republicans a Warning for 2022 California Democrats were able to nationalize the vote — thanks to an avalanche of money, party discipline and, above ...

Gavin Newsom has landed on a real strategy for resisting Trump. The California governor might be a weather vane, but he’s pointing in the right direction. June 15, 2025, ...