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Will Trump interfere in the midterms? Democrats and their allies are preparing

23 August 2026 at 13:00

Across California and the nation, Democratic leaders and voting rights advocates are ramping up coordination and gaming out responses to a raft of potential actions by the Trump administration to subvert the November vote or deny its outcome.

Β© Los Angeles Times illustration by Jim Cooke; photographs by Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times, Andrew Harnik, Win McNamee, Sandy Huffaker, Andrew Burton, Justin Sullivan, Loren Elliott, Mario Tama, Spencer Platt, Anna Moneymaker / Getty Images, California attorney general's office

California sues Trump to block latest tariffs, sharing of needy families' data with ICE

3 August 2026 at 23:33

California sued the Trump administration twice Monday, to block President Trump's latest round of tariffs and to block his administration from sharing needy families' personal data with immigration officials.

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LONG BEACH, CA - May 20, 2026: The Port of Long Beach is photographed on Wednesday, May 20, 2026. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Trump running out of options to fix inflation, economic woes before election, experts say

30 July 2026 at 19:50

The economic pain many Americans feel after years of stagnant wages and steep inflation is unlikely to lift before the November elections, and could be a major liability for Republicans, according to experts.

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With the midterm election three months away, the Trump administration is facing pressures from the war in Iran, high cost of groceries and fuel, as well as the impact tariffs have had on the economy.
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