{"id":2484724,"date":"2025-09-10T13:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-highlights-californias-battle-with-federal-government-during-state-of-the-state-address\/"},"modified":"2025-09-10T13:18:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T17:18:01","slug":"newsom-highlights-californias-battle-with-federal-government-during-state-of-the-state-address","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-highlights-californias-battle-with-federal-government-during-state-of-the-state-address\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom highlights California&#8217;s battle with federal government during state of the state address"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnewsom-highlights-californias-battle-with-federal-government-during-state-of-the-state-address%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2484724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his 2025 State of the State address primarily in written form, highlighting the state&#8217;s achievements in addressing affordability, housing, homelessness, and climate change, as well as economic growth efforts through regulatory reforms and green investments. A significant focus of the address was criticism of the federal government under President Donald Trump. Newsom condemned the Trump administration for attempts to roll back California&#8217;s environmental regulations, cut federal funding to the University of California Los Angeles over antisemitism concerns, and deploy the National Guard in los angeles to support immigration enforcement operations.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom emphasized California&#8217;s resistance to federal actions through 41 lawsuits challenging policies he argued would harm the state&#8217;s economy and values. He portrayed California as a frontline defender of democracy against what he described as dangerous federal overreach.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans sharply criticized Newsom,accusing him of mismanaging the state budget,failing to address ongoing crises such as homelessness and housing affordability,and neglecting funding for crime reduction measures. They also criticized his choice to deliver the address by letter instead of in person, seeing it as a sign of weak leadership and an indication of his rumored presidential ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>The ongoing tensions between California&#8217;s state government and the federal administration reflect a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-israel-agitators-at-ut-austin-learn-the-hard-way-that-texas-does-things-differently-than-blue-states\/\" title=\"UT-Austin Anti-Israel Activists Face Texas... Unique Approach Compared to Blue States\">broader ideological conflict<\/a> over environmental policies,immigration,education,and social issues,with legal battles and political disagreements expected to continue. Newsom&#8217;s address reaffirmed his commitment to defending California&#8217;s policies and values amidst this contentious relationship. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsom highlights California&rsquo;s battle with federal government during state of the state address<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2222058\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Gavin Newsom <\/a>(D-CA) on Tuesday made attacking the Trump administration a running theme of his 2025 State of the State address, reviewing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> California<\/a>&rsquo;s record this year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a written address, Newsom highlighted his administration&rsquo;s response to affordability, housing, homelessness and the deadly Los Angeles fires. He argued that California has &ldquo;built an economic foundation that supports everyone in our state,&rdquo; pointing to efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-hopes-gas-doesnt-reach-4-a-gallon-energy-secretary-says\/\" title=\"Biden ... \u2018Hopes\u2019 Gas Doesn\u2019t Reach  A Gallon, Energy Secretary Says\">remove regulatory barriers<\/a> and to use &ldquo;climate investments&rdquo; and education to create a &ldquo;green economy&rdquo; and &ldquo;millions&rdquo; of jobs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/3800515\/eu-defends-tech-rules-trump-threatens-retaliation-ursula-von-der-leyen\/\">EU defends tech rules as Trump threatens retaliation: &#8216;We set our own regulations&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3800469\/interior-withdraw-biden-public-land-rule-prioritized-conservation\/\">Interior moves to withdraw Biden public land rule that prioritized conservation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3800554\/trump-fed-pick-stephen-miran-advances-confirmation\/\">Trump Fed pick Stephen Miran advances toward confirmation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, it was a focus on President Donald Trump that emerged as the common thread in Newsom&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/09\/09\/on-175th-anniversary-of-statehood-governor-newsom-delivers-2025-state-of-the-state-letter-to-california-legislature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> to California lawmakers. The governor specifically condemned the White House for seeking to roll back the state&rsquo;s environmental regulations, rescinding hundreds of millions in federal funding to the University of California Los Angeles over concerns the prestigious institution failed to take adequate measures to protect Jewish students from antisemitism, and sending the National Guard to Los Angeles in June to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illegal-immigrants-guilty-of-dui-assault-will-not-be-deported-under-biden-plan\/\" title=\"Illegal Immigrants Guilty of DUI, Assault Will Not Be Deported Under Biden Plan\">deport illegal immigrants<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In response, Newsom highlighted 41 lawsuits he said California has filed against the Trump administration, &ldquo;to challenge federal actions that threaten to drive up prices, force layoffs, and inflict economic ruin.&rdquo; As speculation mounts that the governor plans to run for president in 2028, Newsom on Tuesday painted himself as the savior of sanity in the face of the Trump administration, which he accused of seeking to undermine the foundations of democracy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;California is menaced by a federal administration that dismantles public services, punishes allies across the globe, and sweeps the rule of law into the gutter,&rdquo; Newsom wrote. &ldquo;But California, this uniquely blessed state, is standing up.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The state of the state is strong, fully committed to defending democracy, and resolved to never bend,&rdquo; he continued. <em>&ldquo;<\/em>Through the courts &mdash; and the raised voices of everyday people &mdash; California has resisted this dangerous and un-American assault on our values. We are committed to protecting the men and women who make this state stronger through their hard work and entrepreneurial spirit.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans responded to Newsom&rsquo;s letter with derision, accusing him of creating California&rsquo;s multi-billion-dollar budget deficit after the state enjoyed a $97 billion surplus in 2022, and falling miserably short of solving the affordability, housing, and homelessness crises. Newsom was also targeted by Republican Assembly Minority Leader James Gallagher for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3428517\/gavin-newsom-slammed-proposition-36-funding-budget-california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declining to include funding <\/a>in the state budget to implement Prop. 36, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >anti-crime ballot initiative passed<\/a> by voters last November.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve just spent money on a new special election, <a href=\"https:\/\/kiley.house.gov\/posts\/rep-kevin-kiley-responds-to-california-supermajority-legislature-calling-special-election-to-gerrymander-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$250 million<\/a>, but he didn&rsquo;t have enough money to fully fund Prop. 36 and keep you safe from criminals on our streets,&rdquo; Gallagher <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AsmRepublicans\/status\/1965456893394198546\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He announces another special task force to clean up encampments, but we&rsquo;ve heard that before, and yet the encampments are still there,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;We see this governor who refuses to really do anything when it comes to our affordability crisis reducing any costs. Have our utility costs gone down? No. Have our gas prices gone down? No, all these things the governor continues to ignore. Why? Because he&rsquo;s running for president. His ambitions are more than his ability to govern this state.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Gallagher&rsquo;s criticism of Newsom comes as the split between the governor and the GOP has widened in recent months as Sacramento engages in a war of worldviews with Washington.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A governor who refuses to show up and face his Legislature is a governor who won&rsquo;t show up for the people he&rsquo;s failing.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s why we did.<\/p>\n<p>&#128253;&#65039; Watch our official Republican response to Gavin C. Newsom&rsquo;s pre-scripted <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CASOTS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CASOTS<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CA175?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CA175<\/a> spin. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TvMH7LdLyi\">pic.twitter.com\/TvMH7LdLyi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; California Assembly Republicans (@AsmRepublicans) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AsmRepublicans\/status\/1965456893394198546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 9, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump has gone after California on a litany of issues, from environmental regulations he says are strangling economic development and transgender policies he believes put biological females at risk for discrimination, to educational systems the White House believes have allowed Jews to suffer from antisemitic attacks on campus, and immigration policies it says have put citizens second to those in the country illegally.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The president&rsquo;s actions have sparked defiant reactions from Newsom&rsquo;s administration.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In June, Trump triggered a lawsuit from California Attorney General Rob Bonta when he signed three measures to &ldquo;rescue the U.S. auto industry from destruction&rdquo; that blocked the Golden State&rsquo;s environmental mandates to phase out gas-powered cars and regulate diesel trucks with ramped-up zero-emissions standards. The president&rsquo;s Congressional Review Act or CRA resolutions came weeks before Trump&rsquo;s Environmental Protection Agency <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/newsreleases\/epa-takes-action-deny-californias-latest-illegal-power-grab-heavy-duty-vehicles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">targeted<\/a> California&rsquo;s regulations on heavy-duty vehicles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration&rsquo;s move to rescind millions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/education\/3491037\/ucla-hopeful-resolve-339-million-funding-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">federal funding from UCLA<\/a>, one of the most acclaimed universities in the U.S., has likewise triggered lawsuits from Bonta, as the Newsom administration bickers with the White House over whether the state allowed antisemitism to fester on campuses of federally funded schools.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of Newsom&rsquo;s most high-profile conflicts with the Trump administration, however, was the president&rsquo;s move to deploy federal troops to Los Angeles over the summer amid protests and riots against ICE operations targeting suspected illegal immigrants in the state. Washington recently extended the National Guard&rsquo;s stay in the city until the beginning of November.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"_G67aC2wIS4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Governor Newsom&rsquo;s Reflection on the 2025 State of the State\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_G67aC2wIS4?start=1&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump has defended the controversial move, saying it was warranted to quell violence, stop crime, and provide protection to ICE agents carrying out immigration operations. Newsom said the city&rsquo;s militarization was unlawful, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2025\/09\/02\/governor-newsom-secures-federal-court-victory-trumps-use-of-national-guard-in-los-angeles-illegal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arguing<\/a> that Trump is illegally attempting to use the military as a domestic police force. The disagreement continues to play out in a court battle.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other battles include whether California should be able to continue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3466670\/doj-sues-california-transgender-athletes-policies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gender identity policies<\/a> that allow biological males who identify as the opposite sex to use private female spaces, including in schools, and compete in female sports.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Gallagher, one of the most powerful Republican lawmakers in California, suggested Newsom delivered his second-to-last State of the State address by letter instead of the decades-long tradition of giving an in-person speech to lawmakers at the Sacramento capital because he was &ldquo;too afraid to come and actually talk about what the state of the state actually is.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/crime-in-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRIME IN US CITIES AS TRUMP AIMS TO EXPAND CRACKDOWN: LATEST COVERAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;His ambitions are more than his ability to govern this state,&rdquo; Gallagher said, referencing the governor&rsquo;s rumored aspirations to run for president. &ldquo;And here is another symbol of that, not showing up to talk about what is actually going on in the state and how we can actually come together to get things done.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>Newsom has been criticized for abandoning the traditional method, as his address this week marked the fifth year in a row the governor has declined to give the annual speech in person to lawmakers at the state Capitol. In 2021, Newsom, who shuns reading from a teleprompter due to his dyslexia, gave the speech at an empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles amid the pandemic. In 2022, the address was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capradio.org\/articles\/2022\/03\/09\/a-defiant-pep-talk-a-gas-rebate-what-gov-newsom-offered-in-state-of-the-state\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">made<\/a> in the auditorium of the California Natural Resources Agency. In 2023, he used a <a href=\"https:\/\/calmatters.org\/politics\/2023\/03\/gavin-newsom-legacy-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">four-day policy tour across California<\/a> to send his message, as well as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/2023\/03\/22\/delivers-state-of-the-state-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">letter<\/a> to legislators similar to this year&rsquo;s. In 2024, the governor posted the speech as a pre-recorded message to his social media channels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom spotlights California&#8217;s fight with federal government in address<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2484725,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25233838238645.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4045,32857,3678,48547],"class_list":["post-2484724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-california","tag-federal-government","tag-newsom","tag-state-of-the-state"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25233838238645.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2484724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2484728,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2484724\/revisions\/2484728"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2484725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2484724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2484724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2484724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}