And in the balance of power between the Trump administration and the nation’s most populous state, California was on the losing end. “We’re at DEFCON 1 in the conflict between California and the Trump administration,

California Democrats are blasting the taxpayer expense of President Trump sending troops to quell anti-ICE riots while the state spends billions yearly on illegal immigrants.

California leaders said the state intends to challenge the move in court, and to find new ways to move drivers toward electric vehicles.

President Donald Trump signed a resolution on Thursday that blocks California’s first-in-the-nation rule banning the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035. The state quickly announced it was challenging the move in court,

A California senator was forcibly removed from a news conference. Trump’s military parade this weekend is spurring nationwide protests. The House approved a DOGE-inspired package of funding cuts. The U.

Trump signed measures Thursday revoking waivers for the state's mandates that clean up car and truck exhaust and ramp up sales of electric vehicles. California and 10 other states immediately sued and the governor ordered the air board to craft a new mandate.

A federal judge’s National Guard order, backlash to roughing up Padilla, and growing protests show the administration may have overplayed its hand.

The move sets up another battle with Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has sparred with Trump in recent days over the president’s intervention in L.A. protests.