Newsom proposes to work with Trump to 'Make America Film Again,' floats $7.5B federal tax credit

Two of President Donald Trump's staunch critics – California Democrats Gov. Gavin Newsom and Sen. Adam Schiff – are now offering to work with the Republican administration on federal tax incentives to bring back movie-making from overseas. 

Newsom sued the Trump administration in federal court last month over what he said was "an unprecedented tariff regime" and said he was "reaching out to our international partners to protect California jobs and industries." But as Trump called attention to how U.S. production houses are increasingly going international – at the detriment of middle-class Hollywood workers who make a living off of Los Angeles-area shoots – Newsom took a more collaborative tone. 

"California built the film industry – and we’re ready to bring even more jobs home," Newsom wrote on X Monday. "We’ve proven what strong state incentives can do. Now it’s time for a...