In today’s newsletter: California Governor Gavin Newsom’s fiery response to the White House’s troop deployment in Los Angeles. What May’s inflation numbers say about tariffs and the challenges facing the U.S. men’s national team at the 2026 World Cup.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is meeting the moment, Democrats say. Amid the growing storm over the Trump administration’s response to protests of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

The public fight between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump keeps intensifying, with name calling, insults and accusations traded over television and social media networks.

Governors aren't on the same page about the National Guard for "No Kings" protests. They are weighing public safety, and if Trump will step in.

Newsom said he's been forced to think about what would happen in the event the Trump administration did secure a federal warrant for his arrest.

CNN is tracking the LA protests against ICE and the Trump administration and those that have spread across the US this week.

Gov. Phil Murphy expressed support for California Gov. Gavin Newsom and believes the lawmaker is on the “right side of history.”

In a particularly shocking moment on Thursday, California Senator Alex Padilla was forcibly removed, restrained, and handcuffed during a press conference being held by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem when he attempted to question her on the Trump administration’s response to the unrest in Los Angeles.

US President Donald Trump has broken his silence on 'No Kings' protests planned across various cities planned on his birthday on June 14. Trump has provided a hilarious response to a question about an upcoming “No Kings” protest.

It was earlier this year that California Gov. Gavin Newsom was making nice with President Donald Trump as he sought help for his wildfire-battered state and moderating his approach ahead of a potential bid for the White House.