Must-know stories (and glorious gossip) from the D.C. mire.

California Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom released a series of Christmas memes on social media aimed at President Donald Trump, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel. The posts, shared by Newsom’s press office on X, used satirical wish lists to mock them.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom isn’t doing well with a key bloc of Democratic Party voters. And that’s opened the door for a well-known rival to jeopardize Newsom’s bid for the 2028 party nomination for president. The Daily Mail reported that Newsom places second in a poll done for the news organization by JL Partners.

Nicki Minaj intensified her crusade against Gavin Newsom, as she devoted two dozen X tweets to him. His reply: a single anti-Minaj Megan diss track.

Yes, this is the same Gavin Newsom who recently said Democrats’ next presidential nominee needs to be “someone who is a repairer of the breach.” By that standard, he has disqualified himself. Newsom has spent much of the year trolling President Donald Trump, trying to match — or exceed — Trump’s provocative rhetoric.

The massive pile of legislation that came across the California governor's desk in 2025 could help form the basis of a future national platform.

Nicki Minaj ‘s MAGA mission went from alignment with the Trump administration’s messaging to waging a war online with California Governor Gavin Newsom over his support of transgender youth: “Not even a trans adult would run on that,” she snapped.

Rapper Nicki Minaj took to X to slam California Gov. Gavin Newsom and suggest he will not be successful if he runs for president in 2028.

Adam Carolla twisted himself into a pretzel while imitating what he called the "deep" leg cross that liberal politicians use to signify they are LGBTQ+ friendly