The California governor said the knee pads would be signed by their "dear leader" since they "love him so much."

"Governor Newsom's bold move to sell kneepads to Trump's loyal bootlickers is breaking the internet. Find out why! #News #Politics"

Newsom vows to sue if Trump deploys National Guard troops to San Francisco, setting up a major constitutional clash.

Nearly six-in-ten California voters approve of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s gerrymandering efforts, according to an Emerson College poll released Friday morning. The survey found that 57% of likely voters in California support Proposition 50,

Former President Barack Obama urged voters to back California Democrats’ redistricting effort during a virtual event with Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday, framing the proposed constitutional amendment as a way to counter President Donald Trump’s efforts to skew the 2026 midterm elections in his favor.

A number of prominent California Democrats have either ruled themselves out of running to replace Newsom, or are yet to declare.

"Watch Gov. Newsom strip Trump naked in a 60-second clip exposing his ruthless power playbook, leaving MAGA scrambling for cover! 😱

The data-center economy is booming in California, and Gov. Gavin Newsom doesn’t want to slow it down. The governor vetoed a bill on Saturday that would have provided more transparency around the water usage of data centers, which regularly require millions of gallons of fresh water to cool their computers.

California’s governor, eyeing White House, has quietly walked away from plans to compensate descendants of slaves.