Associated Press
The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north. American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.
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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 16.07.2026.
It displays 242 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
16.07.2026 ⇢ The Day Trump's Election Speech Was Blacked Out
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The day was dominated by Trump's primetime address on election integrity, which major TV networks relegated to digital feeds or refused to air live. Editors across outlets previewed the speech throughout the day, noting bipartisan unease and Trump's expected focus on long-debunked 2020 election claims. The speech itself, delivered late, accused China of stealing 220 million voter files and the 'deep state' of a cover-up, while demanding Congress pass the SAVE Act. Coverage framed it as a backward-looking, grievance-filled spectacle, with HuffPost labeling it 'The Sore Loser Speech.' The network blackout and the teleprompter operator betting scandal added layers of controversy. Meanwhile, the US-Iran conflict continued with a sixth day of strikes, but the election speech and its media reception were the clear editorial priority.
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Mykhailo Fedorov announced he was leaving the ministry after conflicts with generals and military contractors over the role of innovative weaponry.
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The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north. American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.
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A Texas Immigrant Detention Center Is a 'Human Rights Disaster,' Civil Rights Groups Say in Report
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The president has vowed to attack Iran’s bridges and power plants, despite international law banning such strikes.
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The United States has intensified its strikes targeting Iran, hitting targets further north. American forces also fired into a ship it accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic.
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The Washington Post
At a contentious Senate confirmation hearing, the acting AG defended his role in the release of the Epstein files and the president’s settlement with the IRS.
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Democratic hopefuls are pushing grassroots networks to attend county party events this weekend in the first big test of their campaigns.
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An ACLU report looks at the widespread use of force in immigration enforcement in the first year of President Trump's return to office. Recent fatal shootings in Texas and Maine have brought renewed scrutiny to the agency's tactics.
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The Daily Beast
The president is deciding major immigration issues that could cost lives based on cable news reactions.
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Cities that don't allow ICE enforcement stand to lose federal funds for rape kits, police, and emergency services, Trump's DOJ threatens.
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The New York Times
A writer followed the trail of some of the world’s best counterfeit artists into the jungles of Colombia.
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06:08⇢Strikes Push North, Blockade Bites
⌨US strikes on Iran expand northward, with a ship disabled for violating the blockade (AP News, CNN, Newsmax, CBS). The Todd Blanche confirmation hearing for attorney general continues, with Blanche insisting he's not Trump's 'yes man' (Washington Post, HuffPost, Epoch Times). ICE use of force and deportations draw scrutiny (NPR, USA Today, Daily Wire).
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Iran and the U.S. announce new attacks and match each other's threats as the war ramps up over control of the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Daily Beast
The vice president demands “royal treatment,” an explosive new report reveals.
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The Daily Beast
The president had been struggling to keep his eyes open in public hours earlier.
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Americans give President Trump broadly negative assessments, including on the Iran war and the economy, a Washington Post-Ipsos poll finds.
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The Daily Beast
Insiders are terrified that the president will do something crazy on live TV.
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The homeless encampment spreading along Manhattan’s West Side is a warning: Under Zohran Mamdani, this city has no interest in protecting you, your business or your property.
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A slow decline in Democratic support became a rapid falloff last year.
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LATEST UPDATES: GOP Rep. Reveals Drunk Driving Arrest, Todd Blanche Back On Capitol Hill, NYT Reportedly Hits Back At DOJ Subpoenas, MORE...
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The hubby of a Canadian woman who was arrested after allegedly slapping a Trump-supporting teen on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk over Fourth of July weekend claims his wife did nothing wrong.
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The Federalist
In the post-judicial-filibuster world, intellectual adherence to textualism, in and of itself, is no longer sufficient for Republican Supreme Court nominees.
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The hubby of a Canadian woman who was arrested after allegedly slapping a Trump-supporting teen on the Point Pleasant Beach boardwalk over Fourth of July weekend claims his wife did nothing wrong.
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The United States intensified its attacks on Iran early Thursday, striking farther north and firing on a ship accused of trying to breach the naval blockade.
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The UK will revitalise decades-old plans, nudge public to stockpile food and water, and host an exercise to test its home defence strategy.
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08:55⇢Strikes Push North, Blockade Bites
⌨US-Iran war intensifies with strikes expanding north and a blockade runner disabled (AP, CNN, Newsmax, CBS). Trump's approval remains in the 30s amid pessimism on Iran and economy (Washington Post). GOP insiders fear Trump's primetime speech (Daily Beast). FCC officials took gifts from Paramount (HuffPost).
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The Daily Beast
The vice president’s last-minute travel arrangements are causing chaos for his security detail.
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Fifty years ago, British punk made its first breakthrough. From it grew a DIY culture that rejected traditional political labels but expressed a powerful discontent with Britain’s postwar social model.
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Expert witnesses will testify, but Blanche, who appeared before the committee yesterday, is not scheduled to attend.
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The UK will revitalise decades-old plans, nudge public to stockpile food and water, and host an exercise to test its home defence strategy.
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The Daily Beast
The move could trigger a major legal battle with the administration.
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Expert witnesses will testify, but Blanche, who appeared before the committee yesterday, is not scheduled to attend.
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Expert witnesses will testify, but Blanche, who appeared before the committee yesterday, is not scheduled to attend.
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Trump is threatening to hit Iran harder over the Strait of Hormuz. For Tehran’s hardliners, war is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Pals of the tragic teen Nolan Wells called for help when their boat suddenly malfunctioned and started taking on water, according to newly released audio from the day of his disappearance.
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The secretary of defense wants to monitor the hormone levels of every service member over 30.
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As American hegemony falters and a new global order emerges, Richard Wolff argues the crises around Iran and the Strait of Hormuz reveal capitalism entering another era of historic upheaval — and the need for a socialist alternative.
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President Donald Trump is making a primetime address to the nation that’s expected to include discussion of election issues.
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The Washington Post
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.
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Thomas Massie Sparks a Democratic Civil War Over Israel
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Public ownership of AI is no guarantee of democracy. We need democratic public ownership to prevent elites from maintaining control of the technology.
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11:08⇢Iran War Escalates, Trump Speech Looms
⌨The US-Iran war intensifies with new attacks and threats, as Trump prepares a primetime speech focused on election conspiracies. A Democratic civil war over Israel erupts, while a Texas mayor is arrested for illegal voting. The Todd Blanche nomination and ICE use of force remain ongoing stories.
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LATEST UPDATES: Trump Hosts Bukele, Blanche Confirmation Hearing Day 2, Leavitt W.H. Return, MORE…
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“Every New Yorker should take precautions. Limit your time outdoors, especially strenuous activity,” Mayor Mamdani warned Thursday.
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The man, who was looking for beloved weatherman Al Roker, managed to get past security before lunging at Craig Melvin.
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A key Republican said he wouldn't vote to confirm Todd Blanche until he meets with Jeffrey Epstein's accusers.
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The Daily Beast
The aide, whose work with the president dates back to 2016, is accused of leveraging his insider knowledge to cash in on prediction markets.
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The New York Times
President Trump has bypassed a review or approval process in his swift effort to build a granite helipad on the South Lawn.
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A key Republican said he wouldn't vote to confirm Todd Blanche until he meets with Jeffrey Epstein's accusers.
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A request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration for potential violations of the Logan Act has been filed by House Republicans, led by Rep. Addison McDowell (R-NC).
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Sen. Thom Tillis, who is a key vote needed to move Blanche’s nomination forward, suggested that his backing will hinge on the meeting.
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Using our airwaves, Disney has turned ABC into a pro-Democrat super PAC, and it is long past time for this outrage to end.
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Using our airwaves, Disney has turned ABC into a pro-Democrat super PAC, and it is long past time for this outrage to end.
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The Washington Post
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson is reportedly weighing a stopgap spending bill that would fund the government through the midterms, setting up a fresh spending showdown with Democrats while keeping pressure on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act. Republicans have increasingly tied must-pass funding bills to the legislation, which would require proof of citizenship to register to vote.
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Following three assassination attempts, the president has begun talking more about death, recently announcing that he’d “left instructions” to bomb Iran “if anything happens” to him.
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The Daily Beast
None of the major networks has confirmed whether Trump’s address to the nation will air—just hours before he is scheduled to speak.
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The billionaire Republican megadonor had come under scrutiny for his ties to Clarence Thomas, while the senator drew ire for unconditionally supporting Israel.
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A request for the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration for potential violations of the Logan Act has been filed by House Republicans, led by Rep. Addison McDowell (R-NC).
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The Daily Beast
The president’s prolific social media use is raising new red flags.
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President Trump said TrumpRx is the biggest thing to happen in healthcare in decades. But an NPR analysis finds drugmakers are only offering deals on a few of their medicines.
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The New York Times
Someone used A.I. to write a Times journalist’s biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the Trump administration plans to designate additional violent far-left groups as foreign terrorist organizations, arguing the U.S. must broaden its counterterrorism focus. Rubio pointed to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and multiple assassination attempts against President Donald Trump as evidence of what he called a "distinctive and unique evil."
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President Trump is addressing the nation tonight and expected to talk about election security. He still challenges the 2020 results, despite legal losses.
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Jon Ossoff and the dream of a “unity candidate” in 2028.
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Drugs Keep Winning in the Global War on Drugs
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After ICE killed Maine father Johan Sebastián Guerrero, most of the serious candidates to replace Platner called for abolishing or “dismantling” ICE.
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The New York Times
Someone used A.I. to write a Times journalist’s biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
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14:24⇢Trump's Election Conspiracy Address Looms
⌨Editors focus on Trump's upcoming national address expected to center on election conspiracy theories, with multiple outlets highlighting his continued claims of 2020 fraud despite legal losses. The gambling scandal involving a teleprompter operator betting on Trump's speeches also draws attention across several sources.
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The New York Times
Someone used A.I. to write a Times journalist’s biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
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New York Post
Wild video appears to show the moment crazy Canadian illegal immigrant Kaitlyn Tracey battered a teenager at the Jersey Shore over Fourth of July weekend for sporting pro-Trump gear, landing her in ICE custody.
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Iran said it would attack "all infrastructure in the region" if President Trump follows through on his threats to attack Iranian civilian infrastructure.
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The American accents in Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey have a lot to tell us about power.
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The Washington Post
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The once-cherished ideal of dispensing impartial justice has all but disappeared.
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Democrats, Trump and now Vance are breaking from Israel in public. Is the decades-old alliance cracking?
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President Trump is set to address "election integrity" in a primetime address July 16. Here are five things to watch for.
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President Trump's promise to unveil "really big news" on election security in a primetime White House address has left lawmakers in both parties uneasy, with Dems warning he could release intel they believe could be used to cast doubt on the 2020 election and Republicans worrying another focus on the past could overshadow the economic messaging voters want to hear.
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As the press secretary defended her boss’ age-old grievances, the president began fundraising off his prime-time speech.
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President Trump is set to address "election integrity" in a primetime address July 16. Here are five things to watch for.
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15:43⇢Trump's Election Integrity Address Looms
⌨Editors focus on Trump's primetime address on election integrity, with multiple outlets previewing his expected conspiracy theories and bipartisan unease. The US-Iran conflict continues with new strikes and threats, while the ICE vehicle stop policy change and a White House insider trading scandal draw attention.
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The New York Times
Someone used A.I. to write a Times journalist’s biography. Thousands more of those books are polluting Amazon. Who is behind all this drivel?
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The Daily Beast
Donald Trump’s forthcoming address will not be aired in full on at least two major networks.
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The U.S. and Iran traded more attacks Thursday as the war entered its sixth night, with Washington expanding its campaign against Iranian military targets and neither side showing signs of backing down.
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LATEST UPDATES: New Report On Reflecting Pool Peeling, SpaceX Shares Plunge, Epstein Survivor Calls Out Blanche, MORE…
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Nearly 7,000 cases nationwide are confirmed or under investigation, according to the CDC. Michigan has accounted for the bulk of cases so far.
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The US slashed air pollution over the past 60 years. But on Thursday, US cities suffered some of the world’s worst air.
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Congress Wants To Keep Funding a Pentagon That Won't Account for Its Spending
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Arizona Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, engaged in sexual relationships with at least two House staffers and his “very flirtatious” habits with others may come back to haunt him, The Post has learned.
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18:24⇢Networks Blackout Trump's Election Speech
⌨Editors focus on Trump's primetime speech on election integrity, with multiple outlets reporting that major networks will not air it in full (NYTimes, HuffPost, Daily Beast, ABC News, MSNBC, AP, USA Today). The White House teleprompter operator betting scandal also draws attention (NYTimes, NPR).
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WASHINGTON—White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Thursday gave her first press briefing since returning from maternity leave, announcing that President Donald Trump’s address to the nation in the evening will center on protecting the integrity of American elections.
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President Trump is giving a primetime address on elections tonight, as he remains focused on the 2020 race.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a preview of President Donald Trump’s planned primetime address Thursday, saying the president will argue that U.S. elections are not as secure as many Americans believe and that changes -- like the SAVE America Act -- are badly needed.
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President Trump will talk about election security and Iran in a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening.
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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, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press.
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President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night about election integrity. Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election
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President Trump will talk about election security and Iran in a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening.
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt offered a preview of President Donald Trump’s planned primetime address Thursday, saying the president will argue that U.S. elections are not as secure as many Americans believe and that changes are needed.
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An avid Upper West Side jogger was run down from behind by an e-bike rider allegedly going the wrong way in Central Park — and is now in a medically induced coma, according to her family and a witness. The “vibrant” 43-year-old…
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The Daily Beast
The White House welcomed those who boosted Trump’s 2020 election lies, though some were asked to sign NDAs.
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The White House did not provide details on the speech, but lawmakers in both parties expressed concerns about the president’s focus.
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Trump’s speech today is expected to focus on election security, voting machine vulnerabilities, China and the 2020 election.
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20:54⇢Networks Blackout Trump's Election Speech
⌨Editors focus on Trump's primetime address on election integrity, with multiple outlets reporting that major networks will not air it live. The speech is expected to reiterate false claims about the 2020 election and voting machine vulnerabilities. Meanwhile, the ICE officer involved in the Maine shooting is revealed to have a history of violent behavior and mental health issues.
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Eight Democratic candidates faced off back-to-back debates Thursday night in Maine, amid a sprint to replace Platner on the general election ballot.
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President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on Thursday, July 16.
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President Trump is giving a primetime address on elections tonight, as he remains focused on the 2020 race.
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HuffPost
LATEST UPDATES: Maine Debate To Replace Platner, Leavitt Returns To The Podium, Possible Reflecting Pool Peeling Cause, MORE…
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President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, is scheduled to give a primetime address Thursday night about election integrity. Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election
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President Trump will talk about election security and Iran in a primetime address to the nation Thursday evening.
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President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on Thursday, July 16.
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Trump’s speech today is expected to focus on election security, voting machine vulnerabilities, China and the 2020 election.
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The Daily Beast
The president’s supporters are incensed.
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LATEST UPDATES: Maine Debate To Replace Platner, Leavitt Returns To The Podium, Possible Reflecting Pool Peeling Cause, MORE…
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"This evidence shows that the election system really exposes, like levels never thought possible, to hacking, exploitation and foreign interference," Trump said in comments that aired live on Newsmax and the free Newsmax2 streaming platform.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump has used the primetime address to reviving a subject he’s long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election.
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President Trump gave a primetime address on elections tonight, as he remains focused on the 2020 race.
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"This evidence shows that the election system really exposes, like levels never thought possible, to hacking, exploitation and foreign interference," Trump said in comments that aired live on Newsmax and the free Newsmax2 streaming platform.
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It's the first known instance of officials investigating suspected insider trading on a prediction market from inside the White House.
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The Washington Post
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.
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President Trump, who for years has sowed doubt about the security of American elections, just spoke about election integrity. Trump has long contended, without evidence, that he won the 2020 election.
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President Donald Trump, who has long baselessly claimed that he won the 2020 election, cast new doubt on election security months before the midterms.
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President Donald Trump, who has long baselessly claimed that he won the 2020 election, cast new doubt on election security months before the midterms.
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The Daily Beast
The president targeted two networks in particular during his primetime speech.
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President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on Thursday, July 16.
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New York Post
“More important than any of that is to make sure that this never happens again.”
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The Washington Post
President Donald Trump has blamed vandals, but a Washington Post analysis finds that the peeling tracks closely with stages of the renovation process.
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President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the White House on Thursday, July 16.
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In President Trump's primetime address, the main topic wasn't the economy or war in Iran. It was his grievances about the only election he has lost.
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Associated Press
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, according to close relatives who spoke to The Associated Press.
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The president did not present evidence in his speech that any ballots were tampered with or that foreign actors altered voting systems or changed election outcomes.
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23:58⇢Trump's Unproven Election Claims Dominate
⌨Editors focus on Trump's primetime address alleging Chinese election interference and deep state cover-up, with most outlets noting lack of evidence. The ICE shooting in Maine continues to draw coverage, with the victim's family speaking out. Iran conflict remains in background.