Four House Republicans Join Democrats to Limit Trump's War Powers & Karen Bass Advances in L.A. Mayor Race

Four House Republicans Join Democrats to Limit Trump's War Powers & Karen Bass Advances in L.A. Mayor Race

From Headlines From The Times by LA Times Studios

June 5, 2026 · 4 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the passage of a resolution limiting Trump's war powers and updates on the L.A. mayoral and gubernatorial races.

Four House Republicans joined Democrats to pass a resolution for the first time that would limit President Trump's powers over the Iran War. The resolution is symbolically powerful, because it represents a growing divide between GOP lawmakers, especially those concerned about the war's effect on rising gas and food prices here at home. Meanwhile, California's primary election results are still trickling in for the mayoral and gubernatorial races. Incumbent Karen Bass is advancing to the November general election, while Spencer Pratt is leading City Councilmember Nithya Raman in the L.A. mayor's race, though many mail-in ballots remain uncounted. In the governor's race, Republican Steve Hilton is leading and likely to face Democrat Xavier Becerra in the general election. Read more at https://latimes.com

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Host: LA Times Studios

Topics covered

  • politics
  • elections
  • war powers
  • California
  • mayoral race
  • gubernatorial race

Keywords

  • Trump
  • war powers
  • Karen Bass
  • L.A. mayor race
  • California elections
  • Spencer Pratt
  • Steve Hilton

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Organizations: Democrats, GOP

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