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The Ex-Mayor of Arcadia, Her Boyfriend and the Chinese Government

Eileen Wang pleaded guilty to acting as a foreign agent. But what could Beijing want from the mayor of a small California city known as the “Chinese Beverly Hills”?

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Eileen Wang, the former mayor of Arcadia, Calif., exiting federal court after pleading guilty last month.
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Trump Previews Fall Strategy With Baseless Claims of California Vote Fraud

The president is using the slow count of mail ballots in California to renew his effort to cast doubt on election outcomes he doesn’t like, despite a lack of evidence of any widespread fraud.

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By baselessly framing the rise of a candidate for Los Angeles mayor as a Democratic scam, President Trump has extended his long-running project to erode public faith in elections.
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Nithya Raman Overtakes Spencer Pratt in Race for L.A. Mayor

Nithya Raman pulled into second place in the race to see who will face Mayor Karen Bass in November. There are more votes to be counted.

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Nithya Raman campaigns in downtown Los Angeles ahead of the mayoral primary last month.
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