Gavin Newsom cast aside subtlety today in his war of words — and now lawsuits — with President Donald Trump. The California Governor’s Press Office posted two seemingly AI-generated TikTok videos with a voice that sounds a lot like Star Wars’ Emperor Palpatine (played by Ian McDiarmid) reading recent military-minded posts from the president related

Rather than let local officials handle things, President Donald Trump sent in U.S. military personnel, a rare and extraordinary step. That puts him in conflict with California governor Gavin Newsom, who has sued the Trump administration over what he calls an "unprecedented power grab.