The two first-degree murder counts include a special circumstance, which increases the maximum punishment if he is convicted.

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A former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a former chief medical officer of the agency will advise the state on public health issues.

While the decision did not remove the National Guard troops from the president’s control, it blocked him from using them in the nation’s second-largest city.

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Gaza has turned California classrooms into political battlegrounds.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has pushed California to offer health insurance to undocumented immigrants. He also thinks the Democratic Party has failed on border policy in recent years. On a recent episode of “The Ezra Klein Show,” he explains why.

Newsom has emerged as a front-runner for the Democratic Party’s 2028 ticket. But will he be able to reconcile his track record as the governor of one of the least affordable states in the country?

Gov. Gavin Newsom has resisted the Trump administration with his push to redistrict California, while also inviting major right-wing figures like Steve Bannon and Charlie Kirk on his podcast. In a recent conversation on “The Ezra Klein Show,” he explains why he’s willing to take these risks.

How the California governor became the 2028 Democratic front-runner.

How the California governor became the 2028 Democratic front-runner.

The United States is largely absent from the United Nations climate negations in Brazil. So who is stepping up?

The California governor painted the president as a threat to American competitiveness by letting China dominate the renewable energy industry.