Two LA Times columnists differ over the presidential prospects of California's governor, who has a White House gleam in his eye. Is his Golden State address an intractable obstacle or not?

One year from the unofficial launch of the 2028 campaign, Newsom appears to be running alone and out front in an open field, ...

You’d be hard-pressed to find two Americans less similar, but both have done the unthinkable: Taken on Trump and lived ...

Political consultant Dana Williamson was arrested Wednesday. A former chief of staff to Gov. Newsom, she faces a 23-count ...

Several California political insiders were targeted in a probe by federal law enforcement, with Gov. Gavin Newsom's former ...

Top California political consultants indicted in a federal investigation had ties to a gaming company investigated by the state in a controversial sex discrimination probe.

From marriage equality to the death penalty to redistricting, California's governor has built a career on political risk. But ...

California's governor gambled and won, raised his national profile and fortified his fund-raising base. But Newsom's biggest ...

California has now reached 16,942 megawatts of available battery storage — about one-third of the estimated capacity needed ...

Dana Williamson, an ex-aide to California Gov. Gavin Newsom, was indicted on federal charges alleging she was involved in a ...

The spotlight of Proposition 50 has gone cold. How can Gov. Gavin Newsom remain nationally relevant in his run for the White ...

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the ...