California begins special session to secure funding to fight Trump in court - Washington Examiner

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Newsom, who is expected to make his own White House bid in 2028, is asking lawmakers to approve up to $25 million in additional funding for Attorney General Rob Bonta (D-CA) to defend state policies in court that Trump has already promised to target.
42% : There is no love lost between Trump and Newsom.
37% : Newsom has already said the state will provide rebates to eligible residents who buy electric vehicles if Trump ends the $7,500 federal electric vehicle tax credit.
37% : Trump vowed mass deportations during his campaign and after his election win, which prompted fierce pushback from Democratic mayors and governors in states such as California, Illinois, and Washington.
30% : The state prohibits its local police from helping federal immigration authorities with deportations, something that has infuriated Trump.
30% : During his first term, Trump tried to withhold funds to those areas but had limited success.
21% : While campaigning, Trump referred to California as a "paradise lost" and called the state's leaders "radical left lunatics."

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