California Gov. Gavin Newsom, desperate to appear as if he's leading on the wildfire debacle, now tacitly admits that his state's onerous regulatory apparatus represents an obstacle to blaze victims hoping to eventually reclaim their lives.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has only expanded the size and scope of California government during his tenure, while Trump plans radical federal cuts.

Efforts to ban students' cellphones at school is gaining rare bipartisan consensus in Republican and Democrat-led states.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have faced sharp criticism from their opponents and some residents over their preparations for and handling of the devastating wildfires gripping the state.

It is the strongest response Newsom has made so far in the week since the fires first erupted in the Los Angeles area.

The president-elect took to social media to tell the California governor: "RELEASE THE WATER, NEWSOM. WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? DJT."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has expanded the focus of a special session he called to pass legislation safeguarding the state's progressive policies ahead of Republican President-elect Donald Trump's return to office.

Newsom promised to add 500,000 new apprenticeships in the decade after taking office. The state is making progress, but how much depends on the definition of “apprenticeship.”

Winds have picked up and are expected to continue through Tuesday morning, raising the risk of new wildfires sparking.

Southern Californians are bracing for gusty winds and a heightened risk of wildfires, less than two weeks after the outbreak of deadly blazes that have killed at least 27 people and charred thousands of homes.

Newsom is facing sharp criticism over the wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles. Newsweek writers decide if he should face a recall.

Democrats on the Senate Homeland Security Committee pressed Kristi Noem, President-elect Trump’s nominee for secretary of Homeland Security, on whether she would apply conditions to or withhold