California’s Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows


              FILE - Then-California Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom, left, poses with San Francisco Giants baseball pitcher pitcher Brian Wilson at the White House during a ceremony in Washington on July 25, 2011. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week. The East coast swing is anchored to an award Newsom will receive Wednesday, July 13, 2022, from an education group recognizing, among other things, that California is on track to establish universal pre-K classes for all 4-year-olds by 2025. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)
            
              FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom, flanked by lawmakers, discusses the mass shooting in Texas, during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on May 25, 2022. California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is headed to Washington this week, providing him with a national stage to continue his outspoken defense of abortion rights and gun control while lambasting Republican-led states that he sees as a threat to personal freedom and public safety. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
            
              FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom displays a bill he signed that shields abortion providers and volunteers in California from civil judgements from out-of-state courts during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., June 24, 2022.  Newsom is headed to Washington this week, providing him with a national stage to continue his outspoken defense of abortion rights and gun control while lambasting Republican-led states that he sees as a threat to personal freedom and public safety. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
California’s Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows