Overview

• House Speaker Mike Johnson declined to offer legal analysis on arresting Gov. Gavin Newsom but said the governor “ought to be tarred and feathered” for obstructing federal law enforcement.
• President Trump endorsed the idea of arresting Newsom if he were Department of Homeland Security’s Tom Homan, labeling the governor “grossly incompetent.”
• Gov. Newsom has dared federal authorities to arrest him, challenging them to “come after me” as protests against deportation policies persist in Los Angeles.
• The Trump administration deployed the California National Guard and U.S. Marines to curb vandalism during demonstrations, prompting Democrats to accuse the White House of unconstitutional overreach.
• Rhetoric between federal and state leaders has intensified the standoff over authority to enforce deportations and manage civil unrest in California.