Newsom Says Revised California Budget Eliminates State Deficit Through 2028

California Gov. Gavin Newsom at the 62nd Munich Security Conference on Feb. 13, 2026. Johannes Simon/Getty Images Gov. Gavin Newsom on May 14 released a revised 2026–2027 California budget proposal that his office says eliminates the state’s projected operating deficit through July 2028. Late last year, the state’s nonpartisan budget analyst warned that California was

Netanyahu says Israel will sue The New York Times

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times in response to an opinion column alleging widespread sexual abuse targeting Palestinian prisoners. The column, by journalist Nicholas Kristof, cites interviews with 14 men and women “who said they had been sexually assaulted by Israeli settlers or members