The visit came the day after a new ballot initiative asking voters whether the state should become an independent country was cleared by the California Secretary of State's office to begin gathering signatures. Could the Golden State just fly the coop, become its own nation and walk away from 175 years of union with the United States?

A new bid to place a measure on the ballot that would ask California voters to approve the state's secession from the U.S. has been cleared for signature gathering.

California could become its own country. A proposal dubbed “Calexit” could allow the state to secede from the U.S. as early as 2028. The initiative, which received the go-ahead to start collecting signatures to get on the November 2028 election ballot,

California sued Donald Trump 123 times during his first presidency. Trump lost about two-thirds of cases filed against his administration, but that doesn't guarantee the same results this time around.

CALEXIT is looking to have California look into the question of whether or not they should remain part of the United States or be their own country.

California's first ballot initiative for the November 2028 election has been filed and cleared for signature gathering. It would allow the Golden State to become its own country—separate from the United States.

California independence campaigners say President Donald Trump's second election victory strengthened their cause.

Although not publicly invited by Trump, Newsom said he will be at the airport with the red carpet to welcome the newly sworn-in president.

California, a coalition of other states and the city of San Francisco have sued the Trump administration over President Trump's executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, calling it unconstitutional.

Another ballot measure asking whether California should be its own country is cleared to start gathering signatures, the California Secretary of State announced Thursday.

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Six in 10 Californians wouldn't mind if the state peacefully seceded from the United States, a poll by Independent California Institute shows.