California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing back against reports that President Donald Trump plans to strip the state of key federal funding, raising the provocative idea of withholding California’s contributions to the federal government.

California Governor Gavin Newsom fired back at Donald Trump after CNN reported that the administration was seeking to cut off federal money to the state. “Californians pay the bills for the federal government.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wasn't playing nice late Friday when he fired back at President Donald Trump's threats of taking away federal funding for California. CNN first reported that the Trump administration plans on pulling back large chunks of federal spending in California,