President Donald Trump is once again dominating the political stage, turning clashes with Democratic governors over crime and redistricting into an early preview of the 2028 race .

A growing roster of blue-state governors is openly defying Trump’s agenda, placing themselves at the center of some of the most high-profile fights of his second term. His push to deploy federal forces to cities plagued by crime and to pursue mid-decade redistricting has drawn sharp resistance.

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