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.

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