February 11, 2021 RNC invests $250G to assist California Gov. Newsom recall push The Republican National Committee contributed resources toward the push to oust embattled Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the first time Thursday as the local push to hold a recall approached a key threshold.
February 11, 2021 California Lt. Gov. Kounalakis slams Newsom recall effort, says 'shameful' for any Dem to run to replace him California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis spoke out Thursday against efforts to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, warning that members of the Democratic Party should stay off the ballot if a recall vote occurs.
February 11, 2021 McCarthy defends attending 'micro-wedding' of his son during COVID-19 pandemic Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is defending himself after being slammed for attending a small wedding ceremony for his son on the same day that he criticized the state's Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for congregating at a restaurant with other maskless patrons.
February 11, 2021 Facebook fixes translation on Newsom's post about giving COVID vaccine to 'peasants' Facebook has changed a Spanish-to-English translation of a post from California Gov. Gavin Newsom's official governor page.
February 10, 2021 California Governor Newsom's press conference interrupted by 'recall' chants California Gov. Gavin Newsom was repeatedly interrupted during a Wednesday press conference with chants of “Recall Newsom!” clearly audibly in the background.
February 10, 2021 Recall Newsom campaign organizer says Biden’s opposition shows governor knows he’s in trouble The White House for the first time weighed in this week on the recall campaign to oust California Gov. Gavin Newsom over his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
February 9, 2021 White House backs California Gov. Newsom as recall effort gains Amid a surging effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, the White House Tuesday threw its support behind the California Democrat.
February 9, 2021 GOP candidate in 2003 recall campaign says Newsom’s potential replacement would be bound by ‘hardcore left’ The recall campaign against California Gov. Gavin Newsom – once considered a pipe dream in a state firmly in the grip of Democrats – is nearing its threshold to qualify for a ballot.
February 8, 2021 California lawmaker encourages teachers to opt-out of funding Gov. Newsom as recall nears threshold A California lawmaker is urging teachers in the state to opt-out of paying their dues because they inevitably go toward funding Democratic causes and helping Gov. Gavin Newsom fight a recall.
February 8, 2021 HHS nominee Xavier Becerra oversaw Newsom's COVID lockdowns struck down by courts President Biden’s choice to lead the Department of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra has come under scrutiny for his role in enforcing California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s strict coronavirus-related lockdown restrictions.