Jeremy B. White

Bay, Sacramento

Senior California Politics and Policy Reporter at POLITICO

Senior California politics+policy reporter for POLITICO. Friend to cats; lover of words, Nationals, my daughter, and @JanelleBitker. Chisme: [email protected]

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Newsom gains a step in brawl with Trump: ‘It’ll help Gavin — especially if he gets arrested’

2 weeks ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White |Melanie Mason

The California governor had faded from national prominence as public attention shifted to Washington and, in his home state, the deliberations over Kamala Harris’ political future. Newsom has worked with Trump on issues like wildfire response, but immigration raids and protests in Los Angeles have bitterly divided them. | Mark Schiefelbein/AP President Donald Trump has catapulted Gavin Newsom to the front of the Democratic resistance.
California shifts from Musk glee to Trump dread

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White

Democrats were enjoying their respite from a bleak time. Then Friday happened. Elon Musk's messy split from President Donald Trump enthralled California Democrats for a few hours, and then it was back to business | Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images The dissolution of the Donald Trump-Elon Musk marriage was enough, for a brief moment, to lift beleaguered California Democrats’ spirits.
California shifts from Musk glee to Trump dread

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Jeremy B. White

The dissolution of the Donald Trump-Elon Musk marriage was enough, for a brief moment, to lift beleaguered California Democrats’ spirits. But within 24 hours, the gleeful mood in this heavily Democratic state darkened amid sweeping immigration raids and reports the Trump administration was planning to yank funding from California.
Newsom takes the heat for an ‘unfair’ trans policy

3 weeks ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White |Eric He

And with the blowup again turning a glaring spotlight on California, some Democrats have been frustrated with Newsom for bumbling into what they think should have been an obvious trap. A transgender girl’s victories at a state track and field championships last weekend have further fueled a standoff between California and a hostile White House.
California Republicans are begging Kamala Harris to run for governor

1 month ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White

Conservative pundit Steve Hilton and firebrand Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco have launched campaigns focused on what they call failed Democratic governance — a point they’ve both hammered in Fox News appearances — and are holding up Harris as a prime example. Hilton told donors in a recent email appeal that Harris was ramping up to run, warning a Democratic “coronation” would be disastrous for the state.
Bleak budgets shadow Newsom’s 2028 ambitions

1 month ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White

California’s governor will likely spend the end of his tenure slogging through multi-billion-dollar deficits, forcing tough cuts that may anger allies. A series of budget deficits will test Newsom's relationships with key allies | AP/Rich Pedroncelli SACRAMENTO, California — Gavin Newsom’s final years of overseeing a massive state budget will be lonely ones.
Housing is dividing California Democrats - so Newsom stepped in

1 month ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White

With that move, Newsom put his imprimatur on a debate over how much to ease housing development — even in cities wary of fast growth. For years, slashing barriers to construction has been the state’s core strategy for bringing down exorbitant rents and home prices that have put home ownership further out of reach for many people and undermined Democrats’ political standing on an issue of paramount importance to cost-strained voters.
Newsom faults 'Trump slump' for $12 billion budget hole

1 month ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White

The governor will scale back a key program as he faults tariffs for sapping tax revenue. Gov. Gavin Newsom will need to reach a deal with lawmakers by June | AP SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to close a projected $12 billion state budget deficit by curbing a signature health care program for undocumented immigrants as President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rising health care costs batter California’s finances.
Governor hopefuls kiss labor's ring

1 month ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White |Blake Jones |Dustin Gardiner

Lorena Gonzalez, head of the California Labor Federation, is shown in this file photo. The Labor Fed could play a crucial role in the crowded 2026 race for governor. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP THE BUZZ: SEEKING LABOR’S LOVE — The many California Democrats jostling to be governor are hoping organized labor can help them stand out from the crowd.
Newsom pushes California cities to ban homeless encampments

1 month ago | politico.com | Jeremy B. White

The governor continues to lean on local governments to address a major voter concern. A person carries water to hand out at a homeless encampment next to a freeway in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. | Jae C. Hong/AP Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing cities and counties to ban homeless encampments as he continues to press on a core voter concern. “The time for inaction is over,” Newsom said in a statement.

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