Articles filed under Political Figures
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Trump is expected to make election conspiracies a focus of his national addressJul 16, 2026 3:59 pm - President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.
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Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?Jul 16, 2026 9:59 am - Officials under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone, the latest shift in a decades-long debate over the benefits and risks of replacing the hormone that affects sex drive, mood and other health factors.
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After 6 years, Trump brings his election obsession to primetime at the White HouseJul 16, 2026 9:57 am - Ahead of his speech, President Donald Trump has teased “really big news” and said “it doesn't get bigger, because without free and fair elections, you don't have a country.”Election experts fear another round of falsehoods.
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US hits more bridges in Iran in an expansion of its airstrike campaignJul 16, 2026 9:33 am - The United States expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran early Friday by increasingly hitting bridges, part of U.S. President Donald Trump's threats to start striking infrastructure to pressure Tehran to ease its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched new missile attacks against U.S.-allied nations in the Middle East and warned that its attacks would escalate.
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Trump doubles down on US election attacks in his primetime speechJul 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.
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Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund, tax deal for Trump at Senate confirmation hearingJul 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.
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ICE lifts pause on vehicle stops after Trump criticismJul 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.
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Trump will speak on elections in primetime address after pushing debunked conspiraciesJul 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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US military restores blockade in response to Iran’s attacks on ships on the Strait of HormuzJul 14, 2026 3:51 pm - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The U.S. military said Tuesday that it has reimposed its blockade of Iranian ports in response to Iran’s attacks on commercial ships in the ...
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Subpoenas issued to NY Times reporters seen as ‘unprecedented’ threat to press freedomJul 14, 2026 8:59 am - Media advocates have reacted with alarm to subpoenas issued to five New York Times journalists who reported on security concerns about the new Air Force One.