California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle were married for five years, from 2001 to 2006. As the mayor and first lady of San Francisco, they were dubbed “the new Kennedys.” Guilfoyle went on to work in the Trump White House and is engaged to Donald Trump Jr. Gavin Newsom and Kimberly Guilfoyle, who were […]
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Gov. Gavin Newsom pans talk of banning Donald Trump from presidential race in California
Many leading California Democrats have been clamoring to jettison Donald Trump from the state’s election ballot, but Gov. Gavin Newsom has made it clear he is against the move. “There is no doubt that Donald Trump is a threat to our liberties and even to our democracy,” Newsom said, “but in California, we defeat candidates […]
Newsom freed elderly and sick prisoners during COVID, but he’s grappling with risks of more mercy
David Moreland had long expected to die in prison. But when the coronavirus nearly killed him in 2020, it was that brush with death that ended up freeing him. “This is how God works,” Moreland, 67, said from his cozy living room at a subsidized apartment complex for seniors in Long Beach. When Moreland contracted […]
Sparks fly as DeSantis, Newsom hit each other over COVID-19 policies
Newsom says working-class taxes are higher in Texas, Florida than California. Is he right?
Gov. Gavin Newsom continues to insist that low-wage Californians are taxed less in the state than their counterparts in Texas and Florida. He’s right about those making up to roughly $55,000 a year. Those earning more, though, generally pay more in taxes in California. Assessing tax burdens is an inexact science, filled with variables such […]
DeSantis bragged about a COVID study during Newsom debate. Not so fast, lead author says
During the Fox News debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a study published in the scientific journal the Lancet was highlighted as vindication for the Sunshine State’s loose pandemic policies. As the two traded barbs over who was a “lockdown governor,” DeSantis crowed about his state reopening quickly and said: […]
Debating DeSantis, Newsom is all-in for Biden
Gov. Gavin Newsom wanted viewers of his Thursday evening Fox News debate with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to know two things: He’s not running for president — at least not in 2024 — and he’s all in for President Biden. Newsom wasted no time in explaining why he had agreed to debate DeSantis on Sean […]
DeSantis debates Newsom: How Florida and California really stack up
Which state is doing better? That question is in the spotlight tonight as the governors of Florida and California – one red state and one blue state – go head to head in a nationally televised debate on Fox News. They’re actually Sun Belt states with a lot in common: large populations; big tourist destinations, […]