While protests Wednesday were relatively peaceful, some turned into scenes of chaos as police fired with less lethal munitions to the disperse crowds.

The governor bragged about working with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.

Gavin Newsom won praise on Wednesday for his speech Tuesday night seen by a national audience, something many Democrats saw as a shot across the bow to President Donald Trump that they can fight Trump -- and one that sparked new talk of Newsom as the party's standard-bearer in 2028.

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten on Wednesday broke down why Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is opposing President Donald Trump and what it means for his potential 2028 presidential campaign. "84% of Democrats nationwide say they want Democrats to take on Donald Trump.

Elected officials, as well as social media influencers, had wide-ranging opinions of the governor’s prime time address warning that democracy is in danger.

California Republicans have found ways to convince Trump he’s helping the state rather than Newsom before, one expert said.

I predict that the Democrats' next nominee is someone not yet on people's radars, and that would be the best possible outcome for them.

Fox News Digital spoke to GOP Rep. Darrell Issa about the anti-ICE violence erupting in the state he represents and what he thinks it says about the leaders in charge.