Two Republican in Congress are requesting documents and communications between Newsom, Bass and law enforcement over the protests.

Republicans on the House Oversight Committee have announced a probe into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom's response to protests and riots over the past week. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer of Kentucky and Representative Clay Higgins of Louisiana,

Users shared untrue claims about California Gov. Gavin Newsom, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and others during the 2025 LA protests.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has clashed with several GOP officials over the hostile LA protests from Vice President JD Vance to U.S. Senator Tom Cotton.

Trump and Gavin Newsom locked in bizarre LA protests meme battle - ANALYSIS: The administration and the governor have locked horns in courts, in back-and-forth statements, and, increasingly, with meme

The governor highlighted his work with ICE in California but said that President Trump was “trying to gin things up to create problems” at protests.