# Legal battles intensify ahead of crucial midterm elections

https://mins.news/en/video/125509

- NBC News, 2026-11-02 13:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47f7BdREwdg

> The Trump administration has taken steps to pressure state election officials ahead of the crucial midterms. On Saturday evening, White House lawyers appealed a sweeping temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge in California that bars the administration from actions that could threaten or intimidate state or local election officials.

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