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Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speech

By MICHELLE L. PRICE
Jul 16, 2026 8:06 am - President Donald Trump used a primetime address to the nation Thursday to once again raise doubts about the results of past elections, reviving a subject he's long used to make unproven claims and deny his loss in the 2020 election.
More than half of House Democrats vote to cut Israel aid in growing split

By LISA MASCARO
Jul 15, 2026 8:45 pm - More than half the House Democrats voted Wednesday to strip $3.3 billion in U.S. aid from Israel, the most substantial signal yet that once rock-solid bipartisan support for the country is disintegrating in the aftermath of its war in Gaza that has killed thousands of Palestinians.
Report: Detainees at ICE facility in Texas report frequent beatings and other human rights abuses

By MICHAEL BIESECKER
Jul 15, 2026 7:20 pm - Dozens of people held at a sprawling Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Texas say they were either beaten by guards or witnessed others being beaten, according to a new report issued by legal and human rights advocates.
Trump’s intelligence nominee Jay Clayton clashes with Democrats over 2020 election

By MARY CLARE JALONICK
Jul 15, 2026 7:13 pm - President Donald Trump’s pick to head the nation’s intelligence agencies struggled to win Democratic support in a contentious confirmation hearing Wednesday where he clashed repeatedly with them over the 2020 election.
Slavery exhibit swapped overnight at Philadelphia’s Independence Park

By Jake Spring
Jul 15, 2026 3:28 pm - The Trump administration has replaced an exhibit on slavery at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia with a version that advocates say sanitizes the nation’s history.
Biden will publish ‘Promise Me, America’ memoir after the November midterm elections

By HILLEL ITALIE
Jul 15, 2026 9:48 am - Former President Joe Biden will publish a memoir, “Promise Me, America,” which he says will touch upon everything from the economy to his decision to drop his bid for reelection.
Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund, tax deal for Trump at Senate confirmation hearing

By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER
Jul 15, 2026 8:25 am - Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confronted skeptical questioning at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about the creation of a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump and a tax immunity deal for the president as he aimed to lock down the Republican support needed to advance his nomination.
ICE lifts pause on vehicle stops after Trump criticism

By Isaac Arnsdorf and Ted Hesson
Jul 15, 2026 8:14 am - President Donald Trump wants Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to keep pulling over vehicles, signaling his opposition Wednesday to plans announced just a day earlier to suspend most traffic stops following another string of fatal shootings.
US airstrikes hit northern Iran as it disables ship trying to run the blockade

By JON GAMBRELL
Jul 15, 2026 7:37 am - The U.S. reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and intensified its airstrike campaign Wednesday in retaliation for Tehran’s attacks on ships trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The American strikes hit an Iranian army barracks, killed at least seven troops and wounded hundreds of people across the country, Iranian officials said.
Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiracies

By COLLIN BINKLEY and BILL BARROW
Jul 14, 2026 7:55 pm - President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden.

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