Democrats are beginning to dial back some of their signature environmental policies in response to their mounting economic costs, but

The governor's comments came in a speech that could be perceived as an early draft of a "stump speech" for the rumored 2028 presidential hopeful.

“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.”

President Trump has battled California Gov. Newsom over wildfires, immigration, environmental rules, and vehicle mandates as the administration targets progressive policies.

The court’s decision, announced Thursday, rejected Newsom’s central claim that Trump’s decision to federalize the state National Guard was beyond judicial review.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, is attempting to cut red tape by rolling back the state’s environmental review requirements. The reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act, which, mandate an environmental review ahead of any new developments, made their way through the California legislature and on to Newsom’s desk Monday night.

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 ...

President Donald Trump is expected to sign a measure Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035, a White House official told The Associated Press.

Review & Outlook: Donald Trump has a mandate, but protests in California show the trouble that might lie ahead. Americans this Saturday will be treated to “No Kings Day.” Organizers brand it a ...

Gov. Newsom wins legal round over troops, but Trump appeal sends battle to June 17 hearing Earlier Thursday, a federal judge said Trump’s federalization of the California National Guard was ...