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3:50 PM ET, July 17, 2026

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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125 Million to Find ‘Voter Fraud’  —  A new procurement record says ICE wants access to personal data, including names, Social Security numbers, and ethnicity, to investigate in part what the agency calls “voters fraud.”  It also plans to use the data to investigate immigration fraud.
Discussion: Wired
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatens states over elections  —  The secretary's comments come as the Trump administration is increasingly using government agencies to sow doubts about the nation's electoral system.  —  WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin …
The White House:
Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting and Ballot-Counting Systems  —  For years Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure, including electronic voting machines and ballot-counting systems.  We are releasing a series of previously-classified U.S …
CNN:
Trump's speech claiming US election vulnerabilities, annotated  —  President Donald Trump tried to convince Americans in a primetime address Thursday night that their elections are vulnerable to fraud and need immediate attention.  While he did not repeat his frequent mantra that he actually won …
Tom Nichols / The Atlantic:
Trump Just Did More Damage to American Elections Than China  —  His speech was a mashup of charges that aren't supported by the documents he released.  —  President Trump addressed the American people tonight and told them that their elections are at the mercy of foreign actors—especially China.
Paul Krugman:
Trump Can't Get No Respect  —  His biggest lie wasn't about elections  —  Donald Trump surprised me last night.  I expected to hear lurid lies about the 2020 election.  What he offered instead was mostly dreary innuendo that convinced nobody.  —  Which is not to say that his speech was free of lies.
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DHS Secretary Mullin threatens to prosecute election chiefs who refuse voter roll demands  —  Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened top election officials in all 50 states and D.C. with criminal charges if they do not comply with the Trump administration's demands to feed …
Reuters:
White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections, sources say
New York Times:
Takeaways From Trump's Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities
Axios:
Trump's dark warning on U.S. elections: 4 takeaways
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Mullin threatens states as DHS launches widespread review of elections
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
‘That was some bull****’: State election chiefs condemn Trump's long-debunked election lies
Discussion: Al Jazeera
Jacob Bogage / Reuters:
Top US tax lawyer forced out after White House clash over tax audits  —  The U.S. tax agency's top attorney was forced from his role in recent days after refusing White House demands to participate in tax audits, according to three people familiar with the matter.
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Wall Street Journal:
Top Treasury Tax Official Ousted After Clashes With White House Over IRS Audits
Discussion: MS NOW and Talking Points Memo
Politico:
Trump's anticlimax, and Katz vs. Katz
Discussion: New Republic
Capital Weather:
Wildfire smoke invades DC area with some of the worst air quality on record … As a cold front pushed a dense plume of wildfire smoke from Canada southward, the DC area awoke Friday to widespread very unhealthy (code purple) to hazardous (code maroon) air quality.
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Ben Noll / Washington Post:
Wildfire smoke will linger and spread this weekend.  See which cities are most affected.  —  The smoke pouring into the U.S. made Detroit, Chicago and D.C. among the world's most polluted major cities as of early Friday.  —  Summary  —  Huge amounts of wildfire smoke continued to pour …
Jon Gambrell / Associated Press:
Kuwait says Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage  —  Kuwait said Friday that Iran attacked a power and water desalination plant, causing widespread damage to the station.  In Kuwait, about 90% of drinking water comes from desalination …
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New York Times:
Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars
Discussion: New Yorker
Associated Press:
Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as a source of diarrhea-causing parasite  —  Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served at Taco Bell locations across five U.S. states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhea-causing parasite cyclospora.
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Tara C. Smith / MS NOW:
Cyclospora cases are spreading. Why don't we know more about it?
Discussion: Wired, New Republic and abc7NY
Tara Gnewikow / Politico:
Sara Rodriguez suspends Wisconsin governor campaign amid campaign finance issues  —  Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez dropped out of the Wisconsin Democratic governor primary Friday, citing her campaign's mishandling of financial reports.  —  Her departure from the race is a blow to the state's …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez drops out of the governor's race
Discussion: WPR
Chris Marquette / Politico:
After Tillis' demands, Todd Blanche meets with Jeffrey Epstein's victims  —  Hours after Sen. Thom Tillis demanded acting Attorney General Todd Blanche meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, President Donald Trump's nominee to permanently lead the Justice Department did just that.
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NOTUS:
Trump Is Weighing Backing Darline Graham for a Full Senate Term  —  President Donald Trump is considering backing Darline Graham for the full Senate term to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina, two sources tell NOTUS.  —  Darline Graham was appointed …
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Samuel Benson / Politico:
Darline Graham is considering running for her brother's Senate seat in South Carolina
Discussion: Associated Press
Chris Marquette / Politico:
Alan Dershowitz cancels on House Oversight ahead of planned Epstein interview  —  Alan Dershowitz, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School who worked to craft the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's 2008 plea deal, will not appear before the House Oversight Committee for his scheduled …
Discussion: MeidasTouch
Matthew Klint / Live and Let's Fly:
United Airlines Will Let Passengers Avoid Trump Airport And Switch To Miami Or Fort Lauderdale For Free  —  United Airlines is preparing for customers who may object to flying into an airport named for President Donald Trump, and reservation agents have been authorized to move those passengers …
Wufei Yu / Associated Press:
Outrage after ICE agents tackle man at Las Vegas airport  —  Video footage of two Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tackling a man at the airport in Las Vegas drew public outrage and criticism from elected officials.  One video posted on social media showed a man yelling and crying …
Discussion: CBS News
Bryan Alexander / USA Today:
Trump's primetime speech won't air on ABC or NBC  —  President Donald Trump's highly anticipated primetime address to the nation on Thursday, July 16, will not be airing on all the major networks.  —  The White House did not elaborate on why the president would be addressing the nation …
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Scott Nover / Washington Post:
Trump says ABC, NBC licenses should be revoked over refusal to air speech on election integrity
Gary Fineout / Politico:
Florida judge tosses lawsuit seeking to keep Mills off ballot  —  TALLAHASSEE, Florida — A state judge Friday dismissed a lawsuit aimed at knocking embattled Republican Rep. Cory Mills off the Aug. 18 primary ballot.  But the legal battle may continue on for the central Florida member of Congress.
Financial Times:
Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fast feed of president's posts  —  Family company has quoted the six-figure sum for high-speed access to Truth Social platform  —  Donald Trump's social media company has discussed charging traders and investors as much as $100,000 a month …
Johanna Alonso / Inside Higher Ed:
Homeland Security Limits How Long International Students Can Stay in U.S.  —  International students previously could stay as long as their program lasted.  The Trump administration is ending that 1978 policy. … The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday scrapped a long-standing policy …
Aaron Blake / CNN:
Trump's devoted base is really shrinking now  —  Few factors have loomed over American politics for the past decade like President Donald Trump's sway over his base.  —  Lacking in broad popularity, the conventional wisdom has long been that Trump commands such intense devotion from a large swath …
 
 
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Josh Shapiro goes big for down-ballot Dems   Find
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Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry   Find
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NPR:
In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal voting   Find
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New York Times:
Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars   Find
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Politico:
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New York Times:
To Win Their Races, Black Politicians Confront a New LandscapeNEW!
Discussion: American Prospect
Lisa Kashinsky / Politico:
Josh Shapiro goes big for down-ballot Dems25 minutes ago
Discussion: WITF
Politico:
Judge rules FEMA CFO's firing was illegal
Politico:
House GOP releases bill to fund government until after the midterm elections
Politico:
Massive health insurance upheaval leaves New Yorkers with big new bills
New York Times:
5 Takeaways From a Maine Debate That Showed Replacing Platner Isn't Easy
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: U.S. sending dozens more refueling planes to Israel ahead of possible escalation
Discussion: NewsMax.com
David W. Blight / New York Times:
Why Trump Can't Leave the Smithsonian Alone
 Earlier Items: 
Astead Herndon / Vox:
The GOP nomination is Vance's to lose. And he might lose it.
Discussion: The Times of Israel
Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
Shoot First, Smear Later
New York Times:
What Trump's Charisma Has Wrought
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Republicans in North Carolina Try to Reduce Early Voting on Sundays and on Campuses
Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
House Democrat: Hegseth testosterone screenings indicative of ‘homoeroticism’
Discussion: PinkNews
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown
 

 
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