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4:25 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.
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
DHS Secretary Mullin threatens to prosecute election chiefs who refuse voter roll demands
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
NPR:
In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal voting
Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Mullin threatens states as DHS launches widespread review of elections
Wall Street Journal:
How Trump's SAVE America Act Would Change U.S. Elections
Discussion: Breitbart and Townhall
New York Times:
Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars  —  Like his predecessors, President Trump has struggled to turn battlefield successes into long-term victories.  —  President Trump has held fast to one belief over the course of the nearly five-month war with Iran …
Discussion: New Yorker
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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 …
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
NOTUS:
Trump Backs Darline Graham for a Full Senate Term  —  President Donald Trump is backing Darline Graham for the full Senate term to replace her brother, the late Sen. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina, he said in a post on Truth Social.  —  During a White House meeting between the two on Friday, Trump said he asked her directly to run.
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Ben Johansen / Politico:
Trump endorses Darline Graham for Lindsey Graham's open Senate seat
Samuel Benson / Politico:
Darline Graham is considering running for her brother's Senate seat in South Carolina
Discussion: Bloomberg and Associated Press
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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New York Times:
Taylor Farms to Remove Some Products After Link to Cyclospora Cases  —  The Salinas, Calif., company grows produce in more than 12 states, and in Mexico and Canada.  Some Taylor Farms lettuce suspected of causing sickness ended up at Taco Bell.  —  Taylor Farms, one of the nation's largest producers …
Discussion: Bloomberg, Vox and Futurism
Lisa Rubin / MS NOW:
Todd Blanche meeting leaves Epstein survivors stunned and angry  —  On Thursday morning, during the second day of acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation hearing, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., dropped an unexpected ultimatum: While he acknowledged he was leaning toward supporting Blanche …
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Chris Marquette / Politico:
After Tillis' demands, Todd Blanche meets with Jeffrey Epstein's victims
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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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 …
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Aaron Parnas / MeidasTouch:   Alan Dershowitz Cancels Planned Epstein Interview With House Oversight Committee
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: The Hill and WPR
Politico:
Massive health insurance upheaval leaves New Yorkers with big new bills  —  NEW YORK — Nearly half a million New Yorkers recently booted from a federally funded health insurance program are confronting an expensive and confusing marketplace as they search for new coverage.
Politico:
Judge rules FEMA CFO's firing was illegal  —  ALEXANDRIA, Virginia-A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration violated the law when it fired the Federal Emergency Management Agency's chief financial officer without going through the steps Congress has mandated for terminating civil servants.
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
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
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.
 
 
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New York Times:
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Trump's devoted base is really shrinking now
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