LOS ANGELES -- After months of recalibrating his progressive firebrand image, Gov. Gavin Newsom is once again emerging as the leader of Democrats' resistance to President Donald Trump.

With California and the White House now in a legal standoff over Trump's deployment of federal troops in Los Angeles, Newsom is no longer holding back in his fierce criticism of the Trump administration.

"Democracy is under assault before our eyes," Newsom said in a public address Tuesday evening. "This moment we have feared has arrived."

After largely steering clear of direct public fights with Trump in recent months, Newsom's latest rhetoric marks a shift away from what many in his party view as a moderate rebranding - as speculation about his 2028 presidential ambition grows.

Earlier this year, New

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