Trust your staff, admit mistakes, don’t embarrass the president.

A national security scandal is manageable. A bunker mentality spells doom.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, appearing on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” said his own party talked down to people and was stuck in an echo chamber.

Democrats find themselves flummoxed by the contrast between the MAGA-friendly host Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be on his podcast and his national image as a liberal prizefighter. Newsom said he was also surprised, but by the response from his critics and his friends.