play a role

With Democrats and Republicans gearing up for the 2026 midterms and control over a narrowly divided House of Representatives, this case — alongside similar litigation over minority-majority districts in Georgia and Alabama — could play a role in deciding the balance of power in the final two years of President Donald Trump's term.

And alongside substantive critiques, race and gender also probably play a role in some of the attacks on Bass, who is the first female and second Black mayor of the city.

The notion that partisan politics would play a role in Bankman-Fried’s case was popular from the beginning.

Something similar may be afoot at MSNBC, although Status also reported Kutler told "ReidOut" staffers that the Trump administration did not play a role the network's decision to cancel their show.

But researchers found that many survivors, like Michal Ohana, firmly believe it did play a role - and say that belief, in itself, may help them to recover from the event.