California backtracks on good-government policies in divided Trump era

Center: <a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-08-15/california-defends-childhood-vaccination-schedule-against-trump-efforts-to-weaken-it" rel="noopener nofollow">California defends childhood vaccination schedule against Trump efforts to weaken it — www.latimes.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/the-senator-trump-mocked-became-his-best-diplomat" rel="noopener nofollow">The senator Trump mocked became his best diplomat — www.theblaze.com
Center-Left: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/kushner-netanyahu-hamas-gaza" rel="noopener nofollow">Kushner urges Netanyahu to test Hamas disarmament in Gaza — www.axios.com
Center-Right: <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/08/17/kindergarten-vaccine-rates-fall" rel="noopener nofollow">Kindergarten vaccine exemptions rose in 2025-2026: CDC — www.axios.com
Right: <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-meets-teen-lifeguard-boy-saved-viral-ocean-rescue-oval-office" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump meets teen lifeguard and boy saved in viral ocean rescue at Oval Office — www.foxnews.com
Right: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-midterms-2677713647/" rel="noopener nofollow">Trump treading &#39;well-worn path&#39; toward disaster as &#39;last gasp&#39; falls flat: analysts — www.rawstory.com
Right: &#39;God help us&#39;: Alarms sound after Trump&#39;s latest military maneuver — www.rawstory.com
Right: <a href="https://www.rawstory.com/trump-north-korea-2677718379/" rel="noopener nofollow">WSJ torches Trump&#39;s &#39;act of appeasement&#39; toward dictator: &#39;The world is wondering&#39; — www.rawstory.com

Source: www.latimes.com · Section: politics · Bias: Left · Published: Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:00:00 GMT

In an era of even more bitter divisions in the state and nation, political and governmental reforms face severe threats.