California Governor Gavin Newsom condemned the suspension of funding for the university over allegations of antisemitism.

The Trump administration has frozen more than $300 million in National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and other federal agency-funded research at UCLA, citing allegations the school discriminates in admissions and has failed to protect the civil rights of Jewish students.

With Kamala Harris out of the California governor's race, other candidates are jockeying to be seen as the new front runner. Some analysts said that's "ludicrous," and that no one stands out yet.

It’s still early to get too clear a picture of the 2028 presidential race. But Kamala Harris’s decision not to run for California governor in 2026 leaves the door open for another presidential run

Former Vice President Kamala Harris said she would not run for public office because the system is “broken,” as she reflected on her decision not to pursue a gubernatorial run in California and spoke about what she views as “capitulation” by those tasked with guarding democracy during Donald Trump’s second administration.

Harris’s first post-election interview comes just days after she announced that she would not run for California governor.