It’s a story as slick as the gov’s hairdo. Gov. Gavin Newsom has been spinning sob stories about growing up penniless during ...

His introspective memoir tries to challenge the conventional wisdom about his upbringing, explores his marriages and airs a little dirty laundry — but says relatively little about politics.

California’s governor has been touted as the Democrats’ best shot in 2028. But first he’ll need to convince voters that he’s not just a slick establishment politician.

The popular Democratic mayor of San Jose said he’ll prioritize housing, health and tackling the homeless crisis if he’s ...

The onetime 5 percent wealth tax has not yet qualified for the November state ballot, but already billionaires and their conservative allies are blowing rhetorical gaskets.

Mr. Newsom, the California governor and a potential presidential candidate, writes that the privileged caricature of his background is mistaken.

Then there’s the stuff Newsom has been doing. Forcing the president to backtrack on deploying the National Guard to Los Angeles. Parrying the GOP’s Texas redistricting coup with Prop 50, the recently ...

Andy Beshear says voters want a healer in 2028, not someone who'll match President Trump insult for insult. His focus on nuts ...

It wasn’t a field-clearing name like former Vice President Kamala Harris or Attorney General Rob Bonta. But the mayor of the ...