California legislators on Monday held a special session to "protect California values" in the wake of Donald Trump's re-election to the White House. Jeff Nguyen takes a look at what this could mean.
Newsom and Bonta prepare to defend California's values from TrumpGov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that they were readying to "protect California values" against the incoming administration of President-elect Donald Trump, whose first term...
On a more controversial subject, Newsom also said he told Trump that he will sign a pair of bills California lawmakers sent to his desk in a special session to provide $50 million to fund court challenges in response to the Trump administration and to support legal services for immigrants. ...
The special session immediately reignited the California versus Trump narrative from four years ago, though Newsom has attempted to downplay any political motivation and said his experience proved the need to prepare to protect environmental policies, abortion access and other state priorities....
Approximately 48 hours after Election Day 2024, California governor Gavin Newsom called on lawmakers to convene a special legislative session focused on “Trump-proofing” the state against the incoming president, and on Monday, that session officially got underway. With 49 days to go until ...
Trump admin has 'weakened our hand' in global affairs: Rep. Crow 05:21 Chris Jansing Reports How Gavin Newsom is already preparing for Trump admin overreach 07:19 Share this - Copied California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a special session to "safeguard" his state fr...
Leadership in the California Legislature claim they’re aware of the cost of living and doing business in the state. In the special session called by Governor Gavin Newsom to “Trump proof” the state, Assembly SpeakerRobert Rivas (D-Salinas) said, “We must chart a new path forward and re...
Newsom, who has made reproductive rights a central tenet of his political agenda, also funded ads and traversed the country attacking Trump and other Republicans in red states who have rolled back abortion access. After Trump won the election, Newsom called a special legislative session to get re...
Session ID: 2025-03-23:e44396ed150cb4b47d1ab918 Player Element ID: politicoPlayer_6367085313112 OK Close Modal Dialog The inclusion of Bass is notable given the criticism she has absorbed, including from Trump, for being overseas on a diplomatic trip at the time the fires broke out. Trump...
"We talked about the 122 lawsuits we were involved in in the Trump administration. We talked about the special session and how we're going to move aggressively, to be proactive and not reactive to the incoming Trump administration,” he said. “We talked about the playbook that's very fami...