California's move is part of a growing discussion among Democratic state officials seeking to protect policies that face threats under Trump's leadership.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 12:37PMGov. Gavin Newsom and advocacy groups in California are preparing to do battle with President-elect Donald Trump .California Gov. Gavin Newsom , a fierce critic of former President Donald Trump , on Thursday called for lawmakers to convene a special session later this year to safeguard the state's progressive policies on climate change, reproductive rights and immigration ahead of another Trump presidency.
In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James said senior staffers plan to meet regularly to coordinate legal strategies. Attorney General Andrea Campbell said she and other attorneys general are "absolutely cleareyed that president-elect Trump has told us exactly what he intends to do as president."
Trump also waded into a water rights battle over the endangered delta smelt that has pitted environmentalists against farmers and threatened to withhold federal aid to a state increasingly under threat from wildfires.
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