California Gov. Gavin Newsom is using the recent Supreme Court decision to reverse Roe v. Wade to assert his role as a future national leader of the left and the Democratic Party — possibly with a view to a forthcoming run for president.
to catapult himself to the forefront of debate over the future of Democratic Party leadership, with an angry press conference Friday and a raft of new pro-abortion state laws. Newsom has led Democrats, theNewsom clearly embraces his rise as a dominant, resonating voice for Democratic states nationwide and as a foil of governors such as [Greg] Abbott [of Texas] and Ron DeSantis of Florida, whom he condemns as disciples of the hard-right, Donald Trump wing of the Republican Party.
They include allowing the state Department of Justice, local governments and gun violence survivors to sue gun industry members for violating a “firearm industry standard of conduct.”California was the first state to announce that it would require all public employees and healthcare workers to show proof of vaccination or be tested weekly.former President Donald Trump’s social media network, Truth Social, earlier this month, promising to troll Republicans.
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