Killings in Los Angeles plummeted in 2025, mirroring trends statewide. Gov. Gavin Newsom touted the latest numbers in his speech Thursday, pushing back against President Trump's insistence that crime in the state is out of control.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes moving California Department of Education into the executive branch to centralize authority, strengthen the superintendent role, and modernize governance.

While Walz issued press statements specifying the policy and administrative decisions he has made to tackle fraud, and has ended his bid for re-election in Minnesota, Newsom has gone on the attack with an active social media presence in which he has slammed his critics and denied that there is fraud in the Golden State.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes unifying the policymaking State Board of Education with the California Department of Education, a move he said would better align education efforts.

California governor Gavin Newsom blasted President Donald Trump and Elon Musk for spreading misinformation during the state's 2025 wildfires, calling their claims "weaponized lies."

Conservative influencer Benny Johnson said he would travel to California to "investigate fraud," leading the governor's press office to post a gay joke.

An appeals court has rejected a California agency's plan to issue bonds to pay for a proposed water tunnel in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem warns California Gov. Newsom that federal investigators are coming after Minnesota fraud busts.