The public fight between California Gov. Gavin Newsom and President Donald Trump keeps intensifying, with name calling, insults and accusations traded over television and social media networks.

More than 1,500 events are planned throughout the U.S. to send a loud message to President Donald Trump: “In America, we don’t do kings.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is meeting the moment, Democrats say. Amid the growing storm over the Trump administration’s response to protests of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Two Republican in Congress are requesting documents and communications between Newsom, Bass and law enforcement over the protests.

In today’s newsletter: California Governor Gavin Newsom’s fiery response to the White House’s troop deployment in Los Angeles. What May’s inflation numbers say about tariffs and the challenges facing the U.S. men’s national team at the 2026 World Cup.

It comes amid protests in Los Angeles after Trump authorized the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops and 700 Marines to the city.

President Donald Trump and California Governor Gavin Newsom clash over deployment of troops to Los Angeles in response to anti-ICE protests.

This past week — California ... OK, Governor Newsom, I want to start by asking you to describe the situation right now on the ground in Los Angeles, both in terms of protests and the deployment ...