Gov. Gavin Newsom and California’s congressional Democrats met privately for an hour Wednesday to map out what they expect to be an ugly, uphill fight against President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated efforts to roll back liberal policies in California.

The Democratic governor tries to rally the nation around his state’s liberal values—even as many Democrats are moving in the opposite direction

Governor Newsom is seeking federal waiver extensions and monetary assistance in the final months before President-elect Donald Trump, who has slammed these efforts, is inaugurated.