Gov. Gavin Newsom's office on Friday forecast a "modest shortfall" of $2.9 billion for the upcoming fiscal year, down sharply from previous estimates in a nearly $349 billion budget proposal that relies heavily on continued windfalls from tech and AI stocks.

He spoke to Jodi Rudoren, who oversees The Times’s newsletters, about the hours he spent capturing the Oval Office through a bird’s-eye view and snapping portraits of Trump through a half-full (or half-empty) glass. Read the full interview with Doug here.

"It's not Gavin," Bowen Yang, a former "Saturday Night Live" cast member said on his podcast, "Las Culturistas," with Matt Rogers.

Gavin Newsom waltzed into his final State of the State address as governor at the California Capitol on Thursday morning with a swagger — slapping high-fives, giving impassioned hugs, and smiling and waving to the crowd of lawmakers with a John F. Kennedy-like charm.

Netizens are mocking J.D. Vance for his recent remark on Gavin Newsom’s posture while sitting. The comment drew strong reactions among netizens who are now slamming the Vice President across all social media platforms.

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

WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance sized up some of his potential Democratic competition in 2028 Wednesday night, suggesting that “the dumbest candidate” between former Vice President Kamala Harris and California Gov. Gavin Newsom would get the party’s presidential nomination.