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9:30 AM ET, July 17, 2026

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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 …
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Politico:
Ahead of Trump speech, DHS says it found thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls  —  Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says his agency found thousands of noncitizens on voter rolls in California and three other states as President Donald Trump prepared to renew his focus …
Rick Hasen / Election Law Blog:
Trump's Underwhelming Announcement on Voting Does Not Even Purport to Show That Any Illegal Votes Were Cast in the 2020 Election or That Voting Machines Have Been Hacked or Vote Totals Inaccurate; He Also Made a Pitch to Pass the SAVE America Act But Offered No New Federal Mandates
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Can This Pseudo-Journalist Destroy American Democracy?  —  DONALD TRUMP'S PRIMETIME ADDRESS Thursday is shaping up to be a grab bag of conspiracy theories, all of them intended to help Republicans take control of the midterms.  He might declare that Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are somehow fake senators …
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.
Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Live Updates: Trump Exaggerates Claims About Election Vulnerabilities in Speech  —  President Trump drew selectively from documents his aides published online to insinuate that U.S. elections have been compromised for years and that government officials had suppressed the evidence.  —  Here's the latest.
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump pushes debunked election lies, demands SAVE America Act in primetime speech  —  President Donald Trump used a primetime address Thursday to resurrect debunked claims about the 2020 election, allege sweeping foreign interference in voting and pressure Congress to pass the anti-voting SAVE America Act.
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump speech on election security alleges ‘vulnerability’  —  President Donald Trump gave a prime-time address on election security that the White House said would contain major revelations, but stopped short of adopting the most incendiary claims made by his supporters.  Show more
Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
The ‘Doom’ Computer Game Was Part Of Trump's Wild And Baseless ‘Election Security Nightmare’
Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
Election denial activists briefed at White House ahead of Trump's primetime speech
Discussion: Scripps News
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How Politico's Negligence and Ignorance Helped Float Another DHS Lie
Discussion: The Gateway Pundit
Reuters:
White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections, sources say
Axios:
Trump's dark warning on U.S. elections: 4 takeaways
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Trump reveals China stole voter registration data from 220M Americans
New York Times:
Trump again makes unverifiable claims of noncitizen voting
Discussion: Talking Points Memo and Votebeat
Reuters:
Trump alleges China committed interference in 2020 election
CNN:
Advisers debate Trump's primetime election speech amid fears of continued campaign to sow mistrust
Associated Press:
AP Exclusive: ICE officer in Maine shooting has history of violent behavior, family and records say  —  The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood …
Discussion: NOTUS and Talking Points Memo
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The Portland Press Herald:
ICE agent who killed man in Biddeford identified as former Maine law enforcement officer  —  An ex-wife told the Press Herald that David Brouillette called her and admitted he was the ICE agent who shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero.  —  Community:  —  4 min readFont size +
Reuters:
Truth Social to sell Wall Street firms the ‘fastest’ access to Trump's posts  —  President Donald Trump's posts on the platform regularly move markets.  High speed access to these could be very valuable to traders and investors. … Trump Media & Technology Group has unveiled a paid-for …
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Wall Street Journal:
Trump Media to Sell Faster Access to President's Social Posts
Discussion: CNBC, Bloomberg, Raw Story and NewsMax.com
Washington Post:
Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak  —  The CDC has linked the Taylor Farms produce supplied to Taco Bell to the outbreak of the parasitic illness, according to two persons familiar with the investigation.  —  Summary
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump speech intensifies pressure campaign against broadcasters  —  President Trump threatened again to revoke the broadcast licenses of ABC and NBC on Thursday, after those networks decided not to preempt their regularly scheduled programming to cover his address on election integrity live.
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Alex Weprin / The Hollywood Reporter:
NBC and ABC Won't Carry Trump Primetime Election Speech
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In Prime Time, Trump Criticizes Networks for Not Carrying His Speech
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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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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Brett Meiselas / MeidasTouch:
Epstein Survivors Give Todd Blanche A Failing Grade After Meeting In New Statement
NBC News:
Substance FBI agent saw in van of man fatally shot by ICE in Houston was salt, family attorney says  —  An FBI search warrant application said an agent found bags in the van that he believed could contain drugs, which was disputed by the DA and a group representing the victim's family.
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
The depressing sameness of ICE murders
Amy Hawkins / The Guardian:
ICE arrests human rights lawyer who fled Chinese crackdown  —  Arrest in Pennsylvania of Wu Shaoping, who is awaiting asylum decision, raises fears of deportation and persecution  —  A Chinese human rights lawyer has been arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) …
Discussion: New York Times
Michaela Towfighi / The Boston Globe:
Trump administration limits student visas to four years, changing longstanding policy  —  The Trump administration changed a longstanding policy for international student visas Thursday, limiting how long they can stay in the country without approval from the federal government.
Steven Nelson / New York Post:
Sen. Ruben Gallego had sexual relationships with two House staffers, sources reveal to The Post  —  WASHINGTON — Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, engaged in sexual relationships with at least two House staffers and his “very flirtatious” …
 
 
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Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
Republicans in North Carolina Try to Reduce Early Voting on Sundays and on Campuses
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Wall Street Journal:
Top Treasury Tax Official Ousted After Clashes With White House Over IRS Audits
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Democratic socialists top MAGA candidates among voters in CNBC's All-America poll
Wall Street Journal:
Trump's Tightening Squeeze on Iran Will Heap More Pain on Its Battered Economy
Politico:
Trump's health nominees are in flux with vote pending
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Sophia Cai / Politico:
US to host Women's World Cup in 2031, says Trump official
Discussion: NewsMax.com
Catherine Rampell / The Bulwark:
Racist Law From 1882 Is Not That Racist, Trump Says
Discussion: Raw Story
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Inside Bibi's mystery Trump meeting
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