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11:20 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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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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Reuters:
White House weighs releasing controversial intel on China and US elections, sources say
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In Prime Time, Trump Criticizes Networks for Not Carrying His Speech
Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
Trump pushes debunked election lies, demands SAVE America Act in primetime speech
Reuters:
Trump alleges China committed interference in 2020 election
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Can This Pseudo-Journalist Destroy American Democracy?
Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Biggest TV Networks Deliver Crushing Blow to Trump
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:   How Politico's Negligence and Ignorance Helped Float Another DHS Lie
New York Times:
Trump Promised Proof of Election Tampering. His Document Release Fell Far Short.
Discussion: MeidasTouch and New Republic
Victor Nava / New York Post:
Trump reveals China stole voter registration data from 220M Americans
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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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 …
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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Washington Post:
Lettuce supplier identified as potential source of cyclosporiasis outbreak
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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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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Ryan Mancini / The Hill:
House Democrat: Hegseth testosterone screenings indicative of ‘homoeroticism’  —  Rep. Becca Balint (D-Vt.) on Thursday said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's testosterone screening requirement for U.S. service members is indicative of “homoeroticism.”  —  Hegseth announced this week …
Discussion: PinkNews
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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.
Discussion: NewsMax.com and Blaze Media
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:   The depressing sameness of ICE murders
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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Wall Street Journal:
GOP Package to Fund Iran War Runs Into Republican Doubts  —  Party leaders in House rush to advance $95 billion budget package, but passage remains uncertain and Trump wants more  —  WASHINGTON—House Republicans are plunging ahead with a plan to approve extra military spending more than four months …
Discussion: The Hill
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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) …
Discussion: New York Times
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.
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 …
 
 
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Reuters:
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Politico:
Trump's health nominees are in flux with vote pending
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