This is the week that Gavin Newsom stopped thinking so much.

The California Legislature has rejected many of the spending cuts Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking to close a $12 billion budget deficit, relying on internal borrowing to put off difficult decisions.

After eight years as lieutenant-governor, in 2018 he was elected to California’s top job. He breezed past a recall effort in 2021 (which tried to capitalise on Mr Newsom’s visit to the French Laundry, a posh restaurant in Napa Valley, during covid lockdowns) and won re-election in 2022.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is meeting the moment, Democrats say. Amid the growing storm over the Trump administration’s response to protests of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

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

Federal appeals court blocks California's National Guard victory over Trump, escalating constitutional crisis between president and governor.

Newsom eliminated funds for health programs centered around LGBTQ+ youth, women, and transgender people last month.

The House Oversight Committee is investigating the protests in Los Angeles, sending letters to the top Democratic officials involved in the response.