Live updates and the latest news as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth testifies on the Hill and primary day arrives in the New Jersey governor's race.

Gov. Gavin Newsom blamed President Trump for intentionally inciting tensions between protesters and law enforcement and targeting hardworking immigrant families with his federal raids in Los Angeles in an address to California on Tuesday night.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom dared the administration of President Donald Trump to arrest him during an interview over the weekend. Newsom was responding to comments from Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, who told NBC News that he would arrest anyone who interfered with immigration enforcement, including Newsom, according to The New York Times.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back against threats of arrest by Trump administration officials, remaining defiant as he oversees clashes between law enforcement agents and protestors in response to immigration raids across Los Angeles,

Accusing him of “turning the military against American citizens," California Governor Newsom moved to stop President Trump from using the military to quell the anti-ICE riots in L.A.

The California governor’s presidential prospects hang in the balance as he defends Los Angeles from ‘authoritarian overreach.’

Even if she were to win a 2026 bid for state governor, that would all but preclude another presidential campaign in 2028.