President Donald Trump is pulling federal funding for one of California’s most ambitious—and controversial—projects as his feud with the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, rages on. Trump announced that he had “officially freed” American taxpayers from funding the state’s long-planned high-speed train,

Newsom has defended the proposal as a break-the-emergency-glass maneuver to preserve what he has cast as America’s besieged democracy, arguing Democrats have to become more aggressive and creative to have a shot at blocking Trump’s agenda.

Gov. Gavin Newsom took the unusual step this week of reversing a state panel’s decision to parole a woman who pleaded guilty of torturing and murdering a teenager more than 20 years ago in east. On Wednesday,

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino said on X that one of those who was arrested had a list of convictions, including possession of narcotics with the intent to distribute. Another operation on Thursday took place in Los Angeles, he wrote.

Newsom laughed and responded, “You’re hitting me right there man, the California exodus. By the way, complete bulls—t. Now, the last two years, we’ve seen significant growth in California’s population. So it’s reversed, and record-breaking tourism.”

California Gov. Gavin Newsom declined to give a direct answer when asked what age is too young for children to undergo transgender surgeries.

The update comes after President Donald Trump earlier this week urged Republican state lawmakers in Texas to help the party pick up five seats in that state.

California Governor Gavin Newsom Honors Fallen Joshua Lemont Byrd, CDCR Parole Agent Killed in the Line-of-Duty