Jul 17 Watch 7:33 Battleground state election officials respond to Trump's efforts to reshape voting process By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz To discuss how state election administrators are responding to President Trump’s speech, Liz Landers spoke with two election officials in key battleground states: Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes and Gabe Sterling of the Georgia Secretary of State's office. Continue watching
Jul 17 Trump administration races to rebuild tariff wall knocked down by Supreme Court By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The U.S. Treasury last year swelled with revenue from President Donald Trump’s double-digit taxes on imports from almost every country on earth. But the money dried up after the Supreme Court struck down the biggest and boldest of Trump’s tariffs in February. Continue reading
Jul 17 Fact-checking Trump's address on China, the 2020 election and what documents show By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman, PolitiFact President Donald Trump quoted years-old intelligence community documents, including some that had been declassified or partially redacted, without noting a distinction between what China may have planned versus what analysts say it did. Continue reading
Jul 17 As U.S. strikes bridges in Iran, it targets a water desalination plant in Kuwait By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by hitting more bridges, energy sites and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port. Continue reading
Jul 17 China warns of reciprocal countermeasures after U.S. shortens foreign journalist visas By Didi Tang, Associated Press The Trump administration announced Thursday it will drastically shorten visas for foreign journalists in the U.S. to 240 days, down from years, and cut those for Chinese journalists to only 90 days, raising concerns over press freedom in the United… Continue reading
Jul 17 WATCH: Mullin holds news conference on election security after Trump's address to the nation By Associated Press In a White House briefing doubling down on President Donald Trump's claims, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened fines, penalties or prison time for state election officials who refuse to hand over sensitive voter data to DHS. Continue reading
Jul 17 Here's what makes American elections so complicated and secure By Ali Swenson, Associated Press One of the strongest security features of U.S. elections is the fact that they aren’t conducted at the federal level. Continue reading
Jul 16 Ava DuVernay announces '14th,' new documentary on birthright amendment contested by Trump By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The film will mark a return to nonfiction for DuVernay, the filmmaker of “Selma” and “Origin,” and a follow-up to DuVernay's 2016 film “13th,” her examination of the legacy of the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 5:29 What to expect from Trump's address as he revisits 2020 election loss By Liz Landers, Doug Adams President Trump is expected to make new claims about foreign interference in the 2020 presidential election. The speech marks an escalation of his years-long effort to relitigate the election he lost. His repeated false claims about the 2020 vote have… Continue watching
Jul 16 Watch 8:02 Trump setting stage to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson For perspective on what President Trump is trying to achieve with Thursday night's speech, the limits of his authority and the potential consequences for future elections, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ty Cobb. He was a White House attorney in the… Continue watching