Newsom Retools His Trump Strategy From Open Hand to Closed Fist

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said repeatedly after the last election that he would extend an open hand to President Donald Trump.

But the Democratic governor has been throwing plenty of punches lately — and in the process, perhaps tipping his hand ahead of 2028.

Newsom’s been fighting in court over the president’s move to keep troops on the streets of Los Angeles. On social media, he takes on all comers, posting about everything from the homicide rates of Republican-led states to Jeffrey Epstein. And in recent days, he’s amplified a threat to redraw the state’s congressional maps to ...