Andrew Ross Sorkin and Governor of California Gavin Newsom speak onstage during The New York Times DealBook Summit 2025 at Jazz at Lincoln Center on December 03, 2025 in New York City. Getty Images for The New York Times

Gov. Gavin Newsom brings his begging bowl to Washington Thursday, pushing what he calls a “long-overdue federal aid package for LA fire survivors.”

Months ago, Newsom asked the feds for $40 billion to rebuild after the devastating blazes; he complained this week that the Trump administration still hasn’t “sent a recovery proposal” to Congress.

But what has Newsom been doing in the 11 months since the fires?

He found time to launch a podcast, and to visit South Carolina — the first state in the Democratic Party presidential primary.

And he turned his official “@GovP

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