The governor's proposal aims to "backfill" federal tax credits of up to $7,500 that were repealed by the Trump administration..

The top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday over a $23 million homeless services fraud scheme, saying the state handed out taxpayer dollars with “zero vetting and zero oversight.

Gov. Gavin Newsom directed a bevy of criticism at the Trump administration in his final State of the State address Thursday, saying California's "spirit is being tested."

Newsom, who has railed against the wealth tax, told POLITICO last week that he’s been working quietly to reach a compromise before the initiative qualifies for California’s November ballot, including meeting with a top labor union official spearheading the effort.

President Trump had kind words for Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who was in the audience for his speech at Davos — despite the two clashing publicly throughout the week at the World Economic Forum.

Zohran Mamdani said he doesn't think we should have billionaires. Gavin Newsom said he doesn't think California should have a billionaires tax.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration blocked him from speaking at the global forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Wednesday.

The governor’s 2026-27 budget proposal projects $9 billion more in revenue than anticipated, banking on the AI-driven economy to last.

Candidates jostling to succeed Gavin Newsom as the governor of California are being forced to walk a fine line between acknowledging voter frustration, while avoiding direct criticism of a man who could dominate national Democratic politics for the next decade.

At Davos, the California governor criticized Trump, was blocked from the US pavilion, traded insults, waved kneepads, and fueled 2028 speculation.