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The governor cites ‘finite funding’ in scrapping the bill, which would have provided up to $150,000 to first-time buyers regardless of immigration status. California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers remarks to reporters at Mather Airport in Mather, California, on Sept. 13, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom delivers remarks to reporters at Mather Airport in Mather, California, on Sept. 13, 2021.

Some conservatives raised questions Friday after California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have expanded his state's first-time home-buying assistance program to include undocumented immigrants. The bill, Assembly Bill 1840, was passed by California's legislature late last month, although Republican lawmakers widely criticized the measure. If passed, AB 1840 would have expanded

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has retreated as a top Democratic surrogate for Vice President Kamala Harris after being one of President Joe Biden’s most ardent champions on the campaign trail. “He was a uniquely good surrogate for Biden. Kamala doesn’t need the energy delivery as much right now,” Paul Mitchell, a Democratic consultant and California-based political data expert, told Politico this

It's a startling twist for a Democratic governor in an overwhelmingly Democratic state, but the effort to recall Newsom has steadily picked up steam. Now, just two weeks weeks from election day, polling shows that voters are about evenly divided on whether Newsom deserves to stay in office. Newsom may very well be out of a job.

There's no doubt that the governor deserves the skepticism