Overview

• Governor Newsom is seeking a $5.2 billion reimbursement for COVID-19 emergency funding and federal approval for California's climate rules.
• Newsom has called for a special legislative session to 'Trump-proof' California's policies, focusing on civil rights, reproductive freedom, and climate action.
• Trump has criticized Newsom's efforts, claiming they hinder his plans to 'Make California Great Again' and citing issues like the state's high cost of living and homelessness crisis.
• California previously won several legal battles against the Trump administration's challenges to its environmental policies during Trump's first term.
• Newsom's trip aims to secure last-minute support from the Biden administration before the transition, amid fears of policy reversals under a Republican-controlled Congress.