Even before President Donald Trump and Gov. Gavin Newsom squared off over Trump’s decision to send National Guard troops to quell immigration protests, before Newsom likened Trump to a dictator and Trump endorsed the idea of arresting the governor, the question of how much California could continue to rely on FEMA was front and center.

Gavin Newsom will touch off a two-day swing through the early primary state of South Carolina this morning, one day after Vice President JD Vance made his umpteenth fundraising stop in Newsom’s home state.

California will not ban transgender athletes from competing in K-12 school sports or change its anti-discrimination policies to exclude them, becoming the second state after Maine to defy the Trump administration over the issue.

“The district court has no authority to usurp the president’s authority as commander in chief,” Kelly said in an emailed statement to the Southern California News Group. “The president exercised his lawful authority to mobilize the National Guard to protect federal buildings and personnel in Gavin Newsom’s lawless Los Angeles.”

Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill and primary day arrives in the New Jersey governor's race.

Trump can keep California National Guard deployed for now, appeals court says The decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit blocks a federal judge’s earlier order to return ...

Last week, California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused U.S. President Donald Trump of behaving like a dictator after he deployed federal troops to Los Angeles to quell protests against immigration raids.

Immigration officials have been handed personal data belonging to millions of Medicaid enrollees.

There are some major contradictions in President Donald Trump’s view of what government should do to help and protect Americans as expressed this week.