https://www.scmp.com/rss/521748/feed The latest news and top stories on Gavin Newsom, Governor of California. He has a distinguished political career, serving as Mayor of San Francisco and Lieutenant Governor before becoming Governor in 2019. Known for his progressive stance, he championed same-sex marriage early in his career and has since focused on universal healthcare, environmental protection and reproductive rights. His administration prioritises addressing homelessness, expanding education access and advancing climate... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A shooting on Monday at a mosque complex in southern California killed three people, with two suspected teenage gunmen later found dead in a car from apparent self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police said. Police said emergency response teams found the victims outside the sprawling Islamic Centre of San Diego, before later finding the shooters, aged 18 and 17, also dead. “We are actively investigating this as a hate crime,” San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl told reporters. “There was definitely... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354024/reports-active-shooter-situation-islamic-centre-san-diego?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3354024/reports-active-shooter-situation-islamic-centre-san-diego?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 18 May 2026 20:10:49 +0000 Meredith Chen Meredith Chen The US Democrats have pursued “selective Trumpification” since losing power in 2024, but their strategy of borrowing from the president’s agenda and mimicking his abrasive style risks undermining their branding as guardians of American institutions, according to a Chinese academic. Two years ago, the Democrats lost the presidency to Donald Trump, along with control of the Senate. That shut them out of power in Washington and left them struggling to regain momentum and political... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3352230/can-us-democrats-beat-trump-becoming-more-him-chinese-academic-weighs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3352230/can-us-democrats-beat-trump-becoming-more-him-chinese-academic-weighs?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 02 May 2026 14:00:09 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Another Democrat is exiting the crowded contest for California governor. Betty Yee – a former state controller – announced on Monday she was suspending her campaign, just over a week after fellow Democrat and former US congressman Eric Swalwell left the race following sexual assault allegations that he denies. Yee, who was born in San Francisco to Chinese immigrant parents, was vying to be the first woman to hold the state’s highest office. But she lagged in fundraising and failed to break into... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350797/former-state-controller-betty-yee-drops-out-california-governors-race?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3350797/former-state-controller-betty-yee-drops-out-california-governors-race?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:53:21 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Manhattan ⁠district attorney’s office confirmed ⁠on Saturday that it ⁠is investigating sexual assault allegations against US congressman Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat and a leading candidate for governor of the state. The San Francisco Chronicle on Friday reported ‌that a woman who previously worked in Swalwell’s district office accused him of two nonconsensual sexual encounters, one while she was employed by him in 2019 and another in 2024 after she had left his staff. She told CNN... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349764/sex-assault-claims-against-california-governor-hopeful-eric-swalwell-under-investigation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3349764/sex-assault-claims-against-california-governor-hopeful-eric-swalwell-under-investigation?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Apr 2026 21:06:34 +0000 Xiaofei Xu,Frank Chen Xiaofei Xu,Frank Chen As China and the United States wrapped up their sixth and most recent round of trade talks in Paris this March, a minor mishap briefly stole the spotlight. A sudden gust of wind toppled two American flags in the background, where journalists were waiting for US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. Officials rushed to tape them to the wall – a fitting tableau for a trade war that, one year on, is patched together by a truce yet remains far from resolved. At their respective press appearances,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3348826/us-china-trade-war-1-year-who-really-holds-upper-hand?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3348826/us-china-trade-war-1-year-who-really-holds-upper-hand?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press California Governor Gavin Newsom said there was no imminent threat to the state, despite a warning from the FBI that Iran could send drones to the west coast in retaliation for war. Newsom said drone issues “have always been top of mind”. “We’ve been aware of that information. … It’s all about a posture of preparedness for worst-case scenarios,” the governor said on Wednesday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) recently warned police departments about Iran and a possible California... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346422/californias-governor-newsom-says-no-imminent-threat-despite-warning-iran-drone-attack?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3346422/californias-governor-newsom-says-no-imminent-threat-despite-warning-iran-drone-attack?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 12 Mar 2026 23:29:49 +0000 Sumnima Kandangwa Sumnima Kandangwa Social media influencer and “incel-ibrity” Clavicular is grabbing headlines after making his runway debut at New York Fashion Week for American fashion designer Elena Velez’s namesake brand – and getting involved in an altercation at a New York City nightclub the same week. Born Braden Peters, the American streamer is better known by his online handle Clavicular, a nickname that comes from the 20-year-old’s obsession with the proportions of his clavicle and “looksmaxxing”, an internet subculture... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3343725/meet-clavicular-looksmaxxing-influencer-who-just-made-his-new-york-fashion-week-debut?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/icons-influencers/article/3343725/meet-clavicular-looksmaxxing-influencer-who-just-made-his-new-york-fashion-week-debut?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:00:21 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said on Wednesday, making it the deadliest avalanche in the US in more than four decades. Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said during a news conference that authorities have told the families the mission has moved from rescue to recovery. It is the deadliest avalanche in the US since 1981, when 11 climbers were killed on Mount Rainier, Washington. Crews have faced... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343914/9-missing-california-avalanche-whiteout-conditions-hamper-rescue?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343914/9-missing-california-avalanche-whiteout-conditions-hamper-rescue?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Feb 2026 09:55:51 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump denounced a clean ⁠energy agreement between ⁠the United Kingdom and ⁠California Governor Gavin Newsom hours after it was signed on Monday, Politico reported. In an interview with the news outlet, Trump said it was “inappropriate” for Britain to be ‌dealing with the Democratic governor. Trump, a Republican, also branded Newsom “a loser”, saying “his state has gone to hell, and his environmental work is a disaster”. Newsom is an outspoken Trump critic and has publicly... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343772/trump-slams-energy-deal-between-california-and-britain-calls-governor-newsom-loser?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3343772/trump-slams-energy-deal-between-california-and-britain-calls-governor-newsom-loser?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 16 Feb 2026 17:57:52 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham,Laura Zhou Finbarr Bermingham,Laura Zhou On the margins of a glitzy security event in Bavaria, the foreign ministers of France and Germany revived a dormant diplomatic format with China. In what was described as part of a larger effort to prevent the world’s superpowers from picking Europe apart, France’s Jean-Noel Barrot and Germany’s Johann Wadephul hosted Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday. It revived a configuration not seen since the days of French President Emmanuel Macron’s first term, talks that Wang said were “both an... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343547/farewell-unipolar-moment-europe-scrambles-footing-between-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3343547/farewell-unipolar-moment-europe-scrambles-footing-between-us-and-china?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:58:33 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favourable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration. No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, which is common on the court’s emergency docket. The justices had previously allowed Texas’ Republican-friendly map to be used in 2026, despite a lower-court ruling that it likely... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342436/california-can-use-new-map-midterms-despite-last-ditch-bid-trump-admin?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3342436/california-can-use-new-map-midterms-despite-last-ditch-bid-trump-admin?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 04 Feb 2026 23:53:48 +0000 Xinmei Shen Xinmei Shen TikTok said on Tuesday that technical issues caused posting problems after California Governor Gavin Newsom announced a probe into the company for allegedly censoring content critical of US President Donald Trump. This came days after the short video app operator closed a deal with the Trump administration to avoid a US ban. Newsom said on Monday via social media that he was launching a review into whether TikTok violated state law, citing another user’s post showing that a message reading... https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3341464/californias-newsom-launches-tiktok-probe-accusing-app-suppressing-trump-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3341464/californias-newsom-launches-tiktok-probe-accusing-app-suppressing-trump-criticism?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:34:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Clad in tactical gear with a helmet and hurling a tear-gas canister at protesters, Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino has become the public face of US President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign. Bovino’s public profile rose further in recent days as he defended violent immigration sweeps in Minneapolis, which culminated Saturday with federal agents fatally shooting 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti, the second citizen to be killed in the heavily Democratic northern city in... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341231/greg-bovino-face-trumps-aggressive-deportation-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3341231/greg-bovino-face-trumps-aggressive-deportation-campaign?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:39:45 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service California Governor Gavin Newsom on Thursday said he was not surprised the Trump administration blocked his appearance at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland the day before, saying it was another example of the US president trying to stifle dissent. “Is it surprising the Trump administration didn’t like my commentary and wanted to make sure that I was not allowed to speak? No,” said Newsom, who is weighing a 2028 presidential run. “It’s consistent with this administration and their... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340927/newsom-world-stage-davos-accuses-trump-trying-suppress-dissent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3340927/newsom-world-stage-davos-accuses-trump-trying-suppress-dissent?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 03:18:36 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump repeatedly made an apparent gaffe in a speech on Wednesday to world leaders assembled in Switzerland by referring to “Iceland” several times instead of his much coveted “Greenland”, with the White House furiously denying any confusion on his part. The 79-year-old Republican has been clamouring for the United States to acquire Greenland, a large island territory of Denmark, citing what he called security threats from Russia and China in the Arctic Circle. On Wednesday,... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340761/white-house-responds-after-trump-repeatedly-refers-greenland-iceland-davos?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3340761/white-house-responds-after-trump-repeatedly-refers-greenland-iceland-davos?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:03:19 +0000 Finbarr Bermingham Finbarr Bermingham Europe must respond to US threats over Greenland and China’s industrial excesses, or else “passively accept … vassalisation and bloc politics”, French President Emmanuel Macron warned in a speech at Davos on Tuesday. Macron warned of the “brutalisation of the world”, as he urged the use of the EU’s most powerful trade weapon in response to US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap tariffs on European countries who last week sent troops to Greenland. Trump has pledged to make the giant Arctic... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340612/brutalisation-world-macron-urges-europe-hit-back-against-trumps-threats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3340612/brutalisation-world-macron-urges-europe-hit-back-against-trumps-threats?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:39:06 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A powerful winter storm is lashing Southern California, prompting California Governor Gavin Newsom to proclaim a state of emergency in Los Angeles and neighbouring counties. Coastal communities are bracing for multiple months’ worth of rain in just a few days, while areas charred by wildfires face the risk of mudslides. A third person has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. Meanwhile, a flood watch was extended for most of Southern California. The state has pre-positioned emergency... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337681/southern-california-drenched-powerful-christmas-storms-flash-flooding?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3337681/southern-california-drenched-powerful-christmas-storms-flash-flooding?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Dec 2025 03:35:18 +0000 Reuters Reuters A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered an end to Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles and directed that they be returned to the control of the state’s Democratic governor, finding that the Republican US president had exceeded his authority. The ruling by San Francisco-based US District Judge Charles Breyer represented the latest legal setback for Trump in his efforts to deploy National Guard troops to Democratic-controlled cities, an extraordinary use of... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335964/us-judge-says-trump-must-end-national-guard-deployment-los-angeles?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335964/us-judge-says-trump-must-end-national-guard-deployment-los-angeles?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:00:12 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse The US Supreme Court on Thursday allowed Texas to use redrawn congressional districts for the 2026 midterm elections, boosting the hopes of President Donald Trump’s Republicans to retain control of the House of Representatives. The push by Texas - which carves out five more Republican-friendly districts and came at the behest of Trump - kicked off a series of similar efforts in states around the country. The decision by the conservative-dominated high court stayed a lower ruling which had said... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335280/us-supreme-court-allows-texas-use-trump-backed-voting-map-2026-midterms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3335280/us-supreme-court-allows-texas-use-trump-backed-voting-map-2026-midterms?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 05 Dec 2025 03:53:38 +0000 Reuters Reuters All crew members have been evacuated from the container ship One Henry Hudson after a fire and explosion disrupted the vessel’s power and crane operations at San Pedro port on Friday, the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said. Hazardous materials have been identified in several bays at the port, and firefighters are wearing protective gear and using self-contained breathing equipment. Marine units continue cooling the ship’s exterior, with no personnel allowed below deck, the LAFD said. TV... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333799/container-ship-fire-los-angeles-port-triggers-hazardous-material-alerts?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333799/container-ship-fire-los-angeles-port-triggers-hazardous-material-alerts?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 11:51:32 +0000 Anthony Rowley Anthony Rowley It is not quite true to say that China stole the show with its strong presence at the recent Cop30 climate summit in Belem, Brazil, because the United States had already voluntarily abdicated its lead role in these events. However, the summit did underline the staying power of state versus market economies when it comes to long-term investment. The truth is that Western approaches to climate change prevention or alleviation have been half-hearted and muddled from the start. They have relied... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333537/how-cop30-highlights-power-chinese-state-capitalism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3333537/how-cop30-highlights-power-chinese-state-capitalism?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Nov 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday unveiled a plan for a dramatic expansion of oil and gas drilling rights auctions in US waters, including in California, where state officials strongly oppose energy development along its world-famous coastline. The Interior Department proposal is aligned with Trump’s energy dominance agenda to supercharge domestic fossil fuel production. It immediately set off a fresh conflict with California Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is among... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333606/us-unveils-plan-oil-and-gas-auctions-california-and-alaska?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333606/us-unveils-plan-oil-and-gas-auctions-california-and-alaska?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 21:46:22 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A US district court, in a setback for President Donald Trump, struck down a congressional map on Tuesday redrawn by Republicans in Texas that was intended to give the party five more likely seats in the House of Representatives. The court ruled that the new map, which weakened five Democratic districts, could not be used in the 2026 midterm elections, where Republicans are seeking to safeguard their slim majority in the House. Democrats are eyeing a big win that would allow them to challenge the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333323/blow-trump-us-court-tosses-redrawn-texas-election-map?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3333323/blow-trump-us-court-tosses-redrawn-texas-election-map?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 18 Nov 2025 23:58:13 +0000 Reuters Reuters US President Donald Trump’s administration sued California on Thursday over its new redistricting maps after a ballot measure adopting new congressional districts passed in the state last week. The measure could give the Democratic-led state five more seats in the US House of Representatives and was intended as a counterweight to Republican efforts to give their party more congressional seats in Texas and elsewhere amid a push by Trump. The Justice Department intervened as a plaintiff in a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3332713/trump-administration-sues-california-over-new-electoral-maps?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3332713/trump-administration-sues-california-over-new-electoral-maps?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Nov 2025 23:04:05 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse With US President Donald Trump skipping the UN’s climate summit in the Amazon, California Governor Gavin Newsom grabbed the spotlight on Tuesday and unleashed a barrage of attacks on the fossil fuel agenda of his political nemesis. The well-coiffed Democrat - seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate - blasted Trump for twice leaving the Paris climate accord and for “doubling down on stupid” through his support of Big Oil. Newsom said a future Democratic administration would rejoin the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3332415/cop30-california-governor-newsom-seizes-spotlight-and-takes-aim-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3332415/cop30-california-governor-newsom-seizes-spotlight-and-takes-aim-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Nov 2025 03:21:39 +0000 Bloomberg Bloomberg California voters have approved a ballot measure intended to shift as many as five congressional seats to Democrats from Republicans, handing Governor Gavin Newsom a major political victory in his fight against President Donald Trump. The victory for Proposition 50 was called by the Associated Press within a minute of polls closing. Newsom championed the controversial ballot measure as a way to neutralise a Trump-backed initiative in Texas in which the state redrew congressional districts to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331585/california-votes-redraw-congressional-map-triumph-newsom-against-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331585/california-votes-redraw-congressional-map-triumph-newsom-against-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:05:03 +0000 Reuters Reuters Voters in New Jersey and Virginia will choose their next governors on Tuesday in a pair of races that will serve as an early gauge of the American electorate’s mood after US President Donald Trump’s norm-shattering nine months in office. In New York’s mayoral race, Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, faces 67-year-old Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat running as a more centrist independent after losing to Mamdani in the primary, four years after resigning as New York... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331548/trumps-shadow-looms-us-voters-pick-new-york-mayor-state-governors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3331548/trumps-shadow-looms-us-voters-pick-new-york-mayor-state-governors?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 04 Nov 2025 23:52:25 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service California’s Governor Gavin Newsom said on Sunday he was considering a run for US president in 2028 - just a day after former vice-president Kamala Harris made the same pronouncement. Newsom, a Democrat who has won national prominence this year pitching himself as a leader of the resistance to President Donald Trump, admitted for the first time publicly that he was seriously weighing a 2028 presidential run. In an interview with CBS News Sunday Morning, Newsom was asked whether he would give... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330431/california-governor-newsom-considering-2028-us-presidential-run?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330431/california-governor-newsom-considering-2028-us-presidential-run?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 27 Oct 2025 05:22:02 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press Kamala Harris is not ruling out another run for the White House. In an interview with the BBC posted on Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be US president in the coming years, and it could “possibly” be her. “I am not done,” she said. The former US vice-president said she had not decided whether to mount a 2028 presidential campaign. But she dismissed the suggestion that she would face long odds. “I have lived my entire career a life of service and it’s in my bones. And there are... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330336/kamala-harris-leaves-door-open-2028-white-house-run-im-not-done?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3330336/kamala-harris-leaves-door-open-2028-white-house-run-im-not-done?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 25 Oct 2025 19:17:39 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press North Carolina’s Republican legislative leaders completed their remapping of the state’s House districts on Wednesday, intent on picking up one more seat for US President Donald Trump’s push to retain his party’s control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. The boundaries approved by the state House aim to thwart the re-election of Democratic US congressman Don Davis, an African-American who currently represents more than 20 northeastern counties in what has been the state’s only swing... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329992/north-carolina-adopts-trump-backed-election-map-aimed-gaining-republican-seat?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3329992/north-carolina-adopts-trump-backed-election-map-aimed-gaining-republican-seat?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:43:45 +0000 Sophie Wushuang Yi Sophie Wushuang Yi The Donald Trump administration is executing not merely a restructuring but a fundamental redefinition of American military purpose. The clearest evidence emerged in June, when the US president deployed 700 active-duty Marines to Los Angeles alongside 4,000 federalised National Guard troops to confront immigration enforcement protests – without California Governor Gavin Newsom’s consent. A federal judge subsequently ruled that this deployment violated the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3329870/retreating-globally-us-finds-new-arena-flex-power-home?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3329870/retreating-globally-us-finds-new-arena-flex-power-home?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 22 Oct 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service In a scathing critique of US President Donald Trump, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday accused the Republican president of deploying National Guard troops to the Democratic cities of Chicago and Portland based on fixations that stem in part from his being mentally impaired. “This is a man who’s suffering dementia,” Pritzker said in a telephone interview with the Chicago Tribune. “This is a man who has something stuck in his head. He can’t get it out of his head. He doesn’t read. He... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328203/governor-says-trump-deploying-troops-chicago-due-dementia-obsessive-fixations?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3328203/governor-says-trump-deploying-troops-chicago-due-dementia-obsessive-fixations?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Oct 2025 05:37:28 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump did not let the government shutdown interfere with a stop in Norfolk, Virginia on Sunday to salute the US Navy as it celebrates its 250th anniversary, using his speech to praise both the US Navy and himself. Trump delivered remarks that by his own recognition bordered on making it more like a campaign event, generating some cheers from the crowd before closing with a recording of his theme song, “YMCA” by Village People. “Let’s face it, this is a rally,” Trump told the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327941/trump-does-not-let-government-shutdown-interfere-celebrating-navys-250th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327941/trump-does-not-let-government-shutdown-interfere-celebrating-navys-250th-anniversary?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 23:12:02 +0000 Reuters Reuters A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily blocked Donald Trump’s administration from sending any National Guard troops to police Portland, Oregon, a setback for the president as he seeks to dispatch the military to cities over the objections of their Democratic leaders. The ruling by US District Judge Karin Immergut followed the Trump administration’s decision to call in troops from California and Texas just one day after she temporarily blocked Trump from deploying 200 Oregon National... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327936/newsom-says-he-will-sue-trump-sending-california-national-guard-oregon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327936/newsom-says-he-will-sue-trump-sending-california-national-guard-oregon?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 05 Oct 2025 18:42:58 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Supreme Court again backed US President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration approach on Monday, letting agents proceed with Southern California raids targeting people for deportation based on their race or language in a decision that a dissenting justice said makes Latinos “fair game to be seized at any time”. The court granted a Justice Department request to put on hold a judge’s order temporarily barring agents from stopping or detaining people without “reasonable suspicion” that they are... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324803/us-supreme-court-backs-trump-aggressive-immigration-raids?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324803/us-supreme-court-backs-trump-aggressive-immigration-raids?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:01:30 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service A Californian woman accused of registering her dog to vote and casting two ballots in the dog’s name has been charged with five felonies, authorities said on Friday. Laura Lee Yourex, 62, allegedly registered her dog, Maya Jean Yourex, to vote and cast two mail-in ballots – in the 2021 California gubernatorial recall election of California Governor Gavin Newsom and the 2022 primary election, Orange County District Attorney spokeswoman Kimberly Edds said. The first ballot was counted; the second... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324626/us-woman-who-registered-dog-vote-2-elections-charged-5-felonies?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324626/us-woman-who-registered-dog-vote-2-elections-charged-5-felonies?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 06 Sep 2025 21:58:32 +0000 Reuters Reuters A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard in California to fight crime. San Francisco-based US District Judge Charles Breyer issued the order for the US District Court, Northern District of California, according to a court filing. He put the ruling on hold until September 12. The Trump administration is likely to appeal. Trump ordered 4,000 National Guard and 700 active duty US Marines to Los Angeles in June in response to protests against... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324097/trump-broke-law-when-he-deployed-national-guard-los-angeles-judge-rules?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3324097/trump-broke-law-when-he-deployed-national-guard-los-angeles-judge-rules?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:04:20 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press American Republican Governor Mike Kehoe said on Friday that he would call Missouri lawmakers into a special session to redraw the state’s US House districts as part of a growing national battle between Republicans and Democrats seeking an edge in next year’s congressional elections. Kehoe made the announcement just hours after Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law a new congressional voting map designed to help Republicans gain five more seats in the 2026 midterm elections. It marked a win... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323736/missouri-prepares-redraw-electoral-maps-trump-pushes-retain-us-house?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323736/missouri-prepares-redraw-electoral-maps-trump-pushes-retain-us-house?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Aug 2025 23:32:34 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse US President Donald Trump on Monday suggested Americans would like a dictator as he signed orders to tighten his federal clampdown on the capital Washington and to prosecute flag-burners. In a rambling 80-minute event in the Oval Office, Trump lambasted critics and the media as he complained that he was not getting credit for his National Guard-backed crackdown on crime and immigration. “They say ‘We don’t need him. Freedom, freedom. He’s a dictator. He’s a dictator.’ A lot of people are saying:... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323116/trump-suggests-americans-dictator-he-signs-order-washington-clampdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323116/trump-suggests-americans-dictator-he-signs-order-washington-clampdown?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 25 Aug 2025 19:57:33 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to expand his military deployments to more Democratic-led cities, responding to an offer by Maryland’s governor to join him in a tour of Baltimore by saying he might instead “send in the troops”. Last week, Trump said he was considering Chicago and New York for troop deployments similar to what he has unleashed on the nation’s capital, where thousands of National Guard and federal police officers are patrolling the streets. Trump made the threat to... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323005/trump-expands-cities-targeted-possible-military-deployment-baltimore?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323005/trump-expands-cities-targeted-possible-military-deployment-baltimore?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 24 Aug 2025 23:09:27 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Texas legislators approved early on Saturday a new electoral map aimed at carving out five new Republican-leaning seats in the state to help the party retain control of Congress in next year’s midterm elections. US President Donald Trump had pressured Republican-run Texas to create the new map to help prevent Democratic opponents from taking over the House of Representatives in 2026, halfway through his term. The state senate voted along party lines to pass the map 18-11 shortly after midnight... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322919/texas-adopts-electoral-map-aimed-preserving-trumps-congress-grip?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322919/texas-adopts-electoral-map-aimed-preserving-trumps-congress-grip?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 23 Aug 2025 08:44:23 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday abruptly stopped issuing US visas for truck drivers after a fatal crash drew national attention, its latest sweeping step against foreign visitors. “Effective immediately we are pausing all issuance of worker visas for commercial truck drivers,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote on social media. “The increasing number of foreign drivers operating large tractor-trailer trucks on US roads is endangering American lives and undercutting the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322725/us-stops-visas-truck-drivers-after-florida-crash-involving-indian-man-kills-3?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322725/us-stops-visas-truck-drivers-after-florida-crash-involving-indian-man-kills-3?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:04:33 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse All-caps hyperbole, wild accusations and idiosyncratic spelling: not just an average Wednesday on Donald Trump’s Truth Social feed, but a new digital media strategy for California Governor Gavin Newsom that is delighting Democrats – and riling Republicans. Newsom – hotly tipped for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination – has been parodying Trump with a series of posts written in the Republican leader’s distinct style that he hopes will show his party how to beat the social media master at... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322625/newsom-takes-trump-meme-war-maga-delighting-democrats-and-irking-republicans?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322625/newsom-takes-trump-meme-war-maga-delighting-democrats-and-irking-republicans?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Aug 2025 06:12:11 +0000 Reuters Reuters The Republican governors of three states are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington DC at the request of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has portrayed the city as awash in crime. The announcements on Saturday of troops from hundreds of kilometres away in West Virginia, South Carolina and Ohio came a day after DC officials and the Trump administration negotiated a deal to keep Mayor Muriel Bowser’s appointed police chief, Pamela Smith, in charge of the police... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322109/trumps-request-west-virginia-sending-national-guard-troops-washington?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3322109/trumps-request-west-virginia-sending-national-guard-troops-washington?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Aug 2025 21:19:00 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse California unveiled plans to redraw its electoral districts on Thursday, as Democrats push back on what they say is Donald Trump’s effort to rig next year’s Congressional elections to safeguard his slim Republican majority. Governor Gavin Newsom said he would ask voters to approve new maps that would effectively neutralise changes Texas is planning that are expected to give Republicans more seats in the House of Representatives. “Today is Liberation Day in the State of California,” Newsom told... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321917/california-redraw-election-maps-counter-texas-changes-pushed-trump?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321917/california-redraw-election-maps-counter-texas-changes-pushed-trump?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 14 Aug 2025 23:36:44 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The Los Angeles field office director for the Department of Homeland Security testified on Monday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers desperately needed the help of military personnel in carrying out arrests. The question was whether US President Donald Trump’s deployment of armed forces goes against US law that generally prohibits the president from using the military to police domestic affairs. Ernesto Santacruz Jnr testified at the start of a three-day trial in San Francisco... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321507/trial-starts-over-trumps-deployment-national-guard-los-angeles-during-protests?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3321507/trial-starts-over-trumps-deployment-national-guard-los-angeles-during-protests?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Aug 2025 22:25:36 +0000 Reuters Reuters The escalating political fight over the Texas congressional map was spreading across other states across the country, triggering an unprecedented mid-decade redistricting arms race with the balance of power in Washington at stake. At President Donald Trump’s urging, Texas Republicans have proposed new congressional districts aimed at flipping five Democrat-held US House seats in next year’s midterm elections, further skewing what was already considered a deeply partisan map in that state. In... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320880/trump-led-texas-redistricting-gambit-ignites-national-arms-race-control-us-congress?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320880/trump-led-texas-redistricting-gambit-ignites-national-arms-race-control-us-congress?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Aug 2025 23:27:13 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse Former US vice-president Kamala Harris ruled out running for governor of California on Wednesday, in a statement that offered little explanation for her decision but warned that the nation was in “a moment of crisis”. The Democrat – defeated last year by Donald Trump in a tumultuous presidential election – had been considering a run for the governorship of her home state in 2026, with Democratic incumbent Gavin Newsom stepping down. She had set an end-of-summer deadline for announcing her plans... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320198/ex-us-vice-president-harris-rules-out-run-california-governor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3320198/ex-us-vice-president-harris-rules-out-run-california-governor?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 19:50:44 +0000 Holly Chik Holly Chik China has pulled the wraps off its next-generation high-speed rail technology as the United States revokes federal funding for California’s high-speed rail project. China’s latest bullet train, the CR450, is undergoing final performance tests to prepare it for commercial operation trials at 400km/h (250mph), the official Science and Technology Daily reported on Monday. The team surpassed the previous upper speed of 350km/h, at which high aerodynamic resistance and energy consumption levels had... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319128/china-unveils-next-gen-high-speed-rail-tech-us-puts-brakes-bullet-train-funding?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3319128/china-unveils-next-gen-high-speed-rail-tech-us-puts-brakes-bullet-train-funding?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 22 Jul 2025 11:00:14 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press A deadly explosion that shook a law enforcement training facility in Los Angeles early on Friday was being investigated as a possible training accident, officials said. Three members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department died in the explosion reported around 7.30am at the Biscailuz Training Facility, department spokeswoman Nicole Nishida said. It was not immediately known what caused the explosion or what the department members were doing at the time. Sheriff’s homicide detectives were... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318826/3-killed-explosion-los-angeles-sheriffs-facility?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3318826/3-killed-explosion-los-angeles-sheriffs-facility?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:55:06 +0000