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Many of us think of Coachella and envision solid lineup draws and killer musical performances, but on Saturday a very different headliner took the stage: GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump. And he delivered a buzzkill message for the state, threatening to withhold wildfire aid to California. He made the threat …

Demi Lovato met with California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week as he signed two new bills into law designed to give increased financial protection to child influencers. The first bill, SB 764, requires parents to set aside a portion of earnings their child content creators make to be held in …

Argue all you want about last night’s contest between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. But there’s no debating the fact that the Democrats are fiercely ahead in an equally important battle: the crate-digging wars. Early Tuesday afternoon, hours before the presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, a woman walked …

A day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill that prohibits forcing educators to notify families if a student’s gender identity changes, Elon Musk took to X to announce that this was the “final straw” and that he would be relocating the headquarters for his social media platform and …

California’s Dianne Feinstein, the longest-serving female senator in U.S. history and three-time mayor of San Francisco, died Thursday at the age of 90. An icon of Democratic politics who was planning to step down at the end of her term amid a series of health issues, she is being remembered …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom will get his second opportunity to appoint a U.S. senator with the death of the Golden State’s senior stateswoman on Thursday — putting himin a position he said he dreaded earlier this month. “I don’t want to make another appointment,” he told Meet The Press’s Chuck …

A new law signed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom will double taxes on guns and ammunition and use the money to pay for more security at public schools and gun violence prevention programs, including those focused toward young people in gangs. The state firearms tax will add another 11 percent …

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has finally accepted California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s challenge to a debate. “Absolutely,” DeSantis confirmed during Sean Hannity’s Fox News show on Wednesday. “I’m game. Let’s get it done. Just tell me when and where.” The Florida Republican and California Democrathave repeatedly sparred over book bans, guns, …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom — who blocked efforts for Leslie Van Houten to be paroled five times previously — announced Friday, July 7, that he won’t contest a California appellate court’s decision to allow for her parole. Newsom had until Monday, July 10, to file a challenge with the Supreme …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom this week made what could either be considered a bold pledge or a shameless grandstand: He announced that the state was reevaluating the planned renewal of a contract with Walgreens, after the pharmacy chain assured 21 Republican attorneys general that it would not dispense mifepristone in …