And in the balance of power between the Trump administration and the nation’s most populous state, California was on the losing end. “We’re at DEFCON 1 in the conflict between California and the Trump administration,

President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035.

California Democrats are blasting the taxpayer expense of President Trump sending troops to quell anti-ICE riots while the state spends billions yearly on illegal immigrants.

A California senator was forcibly removed from a news conference. Trump’s military parade this weekend is spurring nationwide protests. The House approved a DOGE-inspired package of funding cuts. The U.

California officials argue that President Trump exceeded his authority by federalizing the National Guard without the consent of Gov. Gavin Newsom and by deploying Marines on American soil.

Newsom’s barrage of attacks have left many demoralized Democrats hoping this is the anti-Trump leader they’ve been waiting for, but others wonder whether the governor has chosen the wrong

The move sets up another battle with Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has sparred with Trump in recent days over the president’s intervention in L.A. protests.

Trump signed measures Thursday revoking waivers for the state's mandates that clean up car and truck exhaust and ramp up sales of electric vehicles. California and 10 other states immediately sued and the governor ordered the air board to craft a new mandate.