# Trump administration escalates midterm battles, asks Supreme Court to intervene in California case

https://mins.news/en/item/125971

- CBC News, 2026-11-02 18:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-administration-california-alaska-9.7405838?cmp=rss

> The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to temporarily stop California from counting mail-in ballots from about 20,000 voters it believes are non-citizens. The Justice Department’s direct involvement ahead of the midterms has raised concerns that law enforcement powers are being used in a partisan way.

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