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The 2028 Subtext of Newsom’s Speech

The California governor used a nationally televised address to criticize President Trump and to seize a political moment.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has made little secret of his interest in running for president, and the speech was filled with the trappings of an address by a White House candidate.

LA Protests Give Karen Bass a Second Chance to Lead Her City Through a Crisis

Ms. Bass struggled amid criticism of her initial response to the Los Angeles fires in January. The opposition over President Trump’s immigration raids have offered her an opportunity.

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Mayor Karen Bass at a news conference on Monday. Analysts say she has presented herself as a defender of a city under siege.

Newsom Formally Asks Trump to Pull National Guard Out of L.A.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office, in a letter to the Trump administration, called the deployment of troops “unlawful” and a “serious breach of state sovereignty.”

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Officials deployed flash-bang grenades and gas canisters at protesters outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on Sunday.
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