The governor offered his own blistering critique of his party to explain why he's sitting down with controversial GOP figures now. "Because our party's getting our ass kicked," Newsom said. "Because ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom slammed his own party, calling the Democratic brand "toxic" and saying his side of the aisle needs to "mature" on Bill Maher's "Real Time" Friday.

California Democratic Congressmember Sam Liccardo posted a searing critique of Newsom's interview to social media, writing: "Newsom calling the Democratic brand 'toxic' resembles the defendant who ...

Liccardo similarly slammed Newsom, saying the governor’s “calling the Democratic brand ‘toxic’ resembles ... him “actually start to believe the critique from the Right a little bit ...

The progressive backlash to Newsom was swift. Rep. Sara Jacobs, who represents California’s 51st Congressional District, ...

The governor offered his own blistering critique of his party to ... party’s getting our ass kicked,” Newsom said. “Because the Democratic Party brand is toxic. Because people don’t ...