Democratic governors are signaling their willingness to defy the new Trump administration, vowing to protect freedoms in their states and to wage legal and political battle if the president-elect

A cadre of blue-state governors is already preparing a litany of political and legal moves to shield their states’ policies and residents from federal actions under Donald Trump's new administration.The plans from Democratic governors across the country — including a handful of potential 2028 presidential contenders — offer both a repeat of how leaders of liberal states pushed back against Trump during his first term,

Governors such as Gavin Newsom of California and JB Pritzker of Illinois are calling on state lawmakers to gird for battle, particularly in the courts.

Democratic governors and attorneys general are beginning to build a Resistance 2.0, talking tough and promising new laws and legal battles as they seek to insulate their states from the conservative policies they expect President-elect Donald Trump to implement.

Tim Walz delivered his final speech of the 2024 campaign on Friday from suburban Minneapolis, joining a chorus of fellow Democratic governors who've said over the past few days that they'd protect their states from what they call threats from Donald Trump to reproductive freedom and immigration and regulatory policy.

Democratic governors across the country are gearing up for a legal fight to challenge Donald Trump's second-term agenda.

Every tool in the toolbox has got to be used to protect our citizens, to protect our residents, and protect our states, and certainly to hold the line on democracy and the rule of law,” Healey said in comments on MSNBC this week,

Governors across the United States are already taking action to prepare for another Donald Trump presidency, which will have America's first convicted felon at the helm. From California to Illinois, here's how governors are reacting: 1.