Whiplash election year enters its final stretch as Trump holds wild cards - Taylorville Daily News

The AP report says the U.S. is entering the final stretch of the midterm elections with a landscape marked by rapid shifts tied to President Donald Trump. Early in the cycle, the article notes, assumptions about foreign conflict and domestic concerns were different, but now the political environment is more turbulent. House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said last week that some of the turmoil is out of politicians’ control. It points to redrawn congressional districts in Texas, California and Florida, and to Missouri’s Republican attorney general appealing a court ruling that blocked a Trump-backed map. The report also highlights possible election pressure from the economic fallout of Trump’s tariffs on Canada, and from efforts to limit mail ballots as voting materials go out in states such as North Carolina, where a U.S. Senate race is underway. It adds Trump has more than $400 million that could shape the election, and cites a federal filing showing $1.2 billion in crypto income last year.