Most Democrats running to replace Newsom have praised the governor’s fiery opposition to President Trump and the ...

Gavin Newsom has mostly been popular during his two terms as California governor. A field of Democrats vying to replace him ...

California has a unique electoral system: a blanket jungle primary. The top two vote getters advance to the general election, ...

Then there’s the stuff Newsom has been doing. Forcing the president to backtrack on deploying the National Guard to Los ...

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.

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

For the first time in more than a quarter-century, there is no prominent candidate running to be elected governor. A dozen ...

Newsom’s successor will raise the state income tax and pass a new wealth tax — not on billionaires, but on anyone he or she ...

If the moves lay bare the ambition of the state’s political class, voters seem likely to tolerate it. The California ...

A federal judge has blocked the federal government’s effort to get California voters’ data, but the battle is not over.

Until proven otherwise, Newsom is seen by many as the presumptive front-runner for the 2028 Democratic presidential ticket. But under his stewardship, California has struggled with major challenges, ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has set the special election to serve out the remaining term of the late Republican Rep. Doug LaMalfa for Aug. 4, the latest date possible under state law. The Democratic ...