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California Governor Gavin Newsom called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment after Trump's speech on election security. Newsom posted a video on X calling the speech a 'legitimate 25th Amendment moment' and accused Trump of wanting to 'rig' the November election because 'he knows he's going to lose.'
California Governor Gavin Newsom's administration quietly released the $6.2 million no-bid diaper contract with nonprofit Baby2Baby, tied to his wife, late Friday after months of resisting public records requests. The contract provides 400 free diapers per newborn at participating hospitals. Ethics watchdogs demand an audit.
First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli dared Governor Gavin Newsom to prove California lacks voter fraud, demanding an audit of voter rolls. Essayli is working with Assistant AG Harmeet Dhillon on the audit. A source says a DHS report will reveal at least 278,000 noncitizens registered to vote in US federal elections, the highest ever reported.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, in her first extended interview, called the federal investigation targeting her and Governor Gavin Newsom a 'fishing expedition' and claimed it is politically motivated by President Donald Trump. She appeared flustered when asked if the probe started under President Joe Biden.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom became flustered when asked whether the DOJ probe into her and Gavin Newsom's finances started during the Biden administration. The question was posed during a media appearance.
A Public Policy Institute of California poll found nearly 66% of California adults and likely voters oppose Governor Gavin Newsom's 2020 executive order banning new gasoline-powered vehicle sales by 2035. Opposition among Democrats rose from 31% in 2021 to 50%.