Newsom moves to empty California's death row as 2028 looms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Thursday he plans to commute all 548 death sentences to life without parole, potentially emptying the nation's largest death row. If completed, it would be the largest mass commutation in U.S. history, reducing the national death-row population by over a quarter. The move comes ahead of a possible 2028 presidential bid.