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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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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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
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Axios:
Trump's dark warning on U.S. elections: 4 takeaways — President Trump cast American elections as under siege Thursday night, describing a system riddled with vulnerabilities that hostile foreign actors and unauthorized immigrants are exploiting. … - Build support for his SAVE America Act …
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Reuters:
White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections, sources say — The White House is considering releasing sensitive intelligence related to China and its ability to interfere in U.S. elections that some Trump officials worry could be misleading, according to four people with knowledge of the deliberations.
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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.
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In Prime Time, Trump Criticizes Networks for Not Carrying His Speech
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump pushes debunked election lies, demands SAVE America Act in primetime speech
Trump pushes debunked election lies, demands SAVE America Act in primetime speech
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Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Can This Pseudo-Journalist Destroy American Democracy?
Can This Pseudo-Journalist Destroy American Democracy?
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New York Times:
Takeaways From Trump's Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities
Takeaways From Trump's Address Claiming Election Vulnerabilities
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Peter Baker / New York Times:
A Trump Obsession That Carries a Cost for Democracy
A Trump Obsession That Carries a Cost for Democracy
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Biggest TV Networks Deliver Crushing Blow to Trump
Biggest TV Networks Deliver Crushing Blow to Trump
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Hunter Walker / Talking Points Memo:
The ‘Doom’ Computer Game Was Part Of Trump's Wild And Baseless ‘Election Security Nightmare’
The ‘Doom’ Computer Game Was Part Of Trump's Wild And Baseless ‘Election Security Nightmare’
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New York Times:
Trump again makes unverifiable claims of noncitizen voting
Trump again makes unverifiable claims of noncitizen voting
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Paul Krugman:
Trump Can't Get No Respect — His biggest lie wasn't about elections — Donald Trump surprised me last night.
Trump Can't Get No Respect — His biggest lie wasn't about elections — Donald Trump surprised me last night.
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twitchy.com, USA Today and Political Wire
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
How Politico's Negligence and Ignorance Helped Float Another DHS Lie
Patrick Marley / Washington Post:
Trump speech on election security alleges ‘vulnerability’
Trump speech on election security alleges ‘vulnerability’
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Sara Fischer / Axios:
Trump speech intensifies pressure campaign against broadcasters
Trump speech intensifies pressure campaign against broadcasters
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Scripps News:
President Donald Trump claims new documents show widespread vulnerabilities in US election security
President Donald Trump claims new documents show widespread vulnerabilities in US election security
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Vaughn Hillyard / MS NOW:
Election denial activists briefed at White House ahead of Trump's primetime speech
Election denial activists briefed at White House ahead of Trump's primetime speech
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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 …
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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 …
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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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John Towfighi / CNN:
Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts
Truth Social will sell Wall Street quicker access to posts
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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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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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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) …
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Aram Roston / The Guardian:
‘Enemies of civilization’: top Trump officials launch sweeping attack on left — Marco Rubio and Stephen Miller took aim at only leftwing activism at meeting of 66 nations against political violence — Top Trump officials on Thursday hosted a gathering of 66 nations to discuss the supposed threat …
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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
The depressing sameness of ICE murders
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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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Sophie Ziedalski / NBC News:
Federal panel signals it could support permanent fencing around White House park known for protests — Public access to Lafayette Square, just outside of the White House, is under review. — A historic hub for free speech and protest is under the spotlight as the Trump administration …
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Wall Street Journal:
Top Treasury Tax Official Ousted After Clashes With White House Over IRS Audits — Kenneth Kies warned that political officials risked breaching a law that limits who can influence tax enforcement — WASHINGTON—The Treasury Department's top tax policy official was forced out of his job …
