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Melanie Mason

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Senior Political Writer at POLITICO

senior political writer, @politico. @latimes/@georgetown/@ucbsoj alum. tell me about your dog. [email protected]

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  • 1 day ago | politico.com | Melanie Mason

    Newsom has doggedly pursued support from the Los Angeles-based power players and their lavish political donations as he has climbed the ranks of California politics. But now, as his term’s expiration date approaches and he eyes a potential 2028 White House bid, the industry exodus has opened a window for Trump to claim the title of industry savior for himself.

  • 1 day ago | politico.com | Melanie Mason

    The Academy Award-winning actor and the California governor have a common goal in bringing Hollywood back home. Jon Voight speaks before President-elect Donald Trump arrives at a rally ahead of the 60th Presidential Inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) | AP LOS ANGELES — The exodus of movie and television production from California has brought together an unlikely duo working to stem the tide: California Gov.

  • 1 day ago | yahoo.com | Melanie Mason

    COMPTON, California — The California Democratic Party did not make Kamala Harris’ calendar — but the graduating high school seniors at Compton High School did. It was par for the course for Harris in her post-vice-presidential limbo, as she contemplates whether to run for California governor in 2026 or try again for the White House in 2028 — or something else entirely.

  • 2 days ago | politico.com | Melanie Mason |Blake Jones |Dustin Gardiner

    Of the six gubernatorial hopefuls (including two Republicans) on stage for the California Business Outlook Dinner last night in Sacramento, the harshest barbs about the state’s economic health arguably came from members of the party that has held unfettered power at the Capitol for years. | Nick Ut/AP MIND YOUR BUSINESS — California is overtaxed, strangled by red tape and too darn pricey — so say prominent Democrats running for governor.

  • 4 days ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Melanie Mason |Brakkton Booker

    Była wiceprezydentka nie daje za wygraną, rozważając kandydowanie na stanowisko gubernatora Kalifornii lub ponowne wystartowanie w wyborach do Białego Domu w 2028 r. Jednak członkowie partii na przeciwległych wybrzeżach USA, którzy zebrali się na jednoczesnych konwencjach w ten weekend, nie wyrazili zbytniego entuzjazmu dla żadnej z opcji kandydatury Harris.

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14 May 25

RT @ccadelago: scoop from @cvonka Gavin Newsom is set to propose a 15-year extension of California’s signature cap-and-trade system for g…

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9 May 25

Exclusive: Gavin Newsom tweaks Trump’s tariffs in new Fox News ad https://t.co/wIstfN2ire via @politico

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Melanie Mason @melmason
8 May 25

RT @samjsutton: My Milken takeaway: Griffin's "crony capitalism" comments were unusually frank for a Milken headliner. But on the sideline…