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Sen. John Fetterman criticized Donald Trump’s primetime speech, saying the president should “do something positive” and stop dwelling on the 2020 election, which Fetterman called settled and secure. He argued there’s no evidence of broad voting fraud and urged focus on current issues, including Iran and national security.
Trump delivered a prime-time speech claiming vulnerabilities in election infrastructure but stopped short of presenting smoking-gun evidence of tampering. He alleged China accessed voter data and cited DHS/CIA reports, though no solid proof of interference or vote manipulation was provided and past assessments found no tampering in 2020. Democrats criticized the focus on the 2020 result and urged attention to current priorities, while Republicans pressed for stricter voter-ID rules; several topics and investigations were not updated in the speech.
Trump says his 9 p.m. East Room address will focus on free and fair elections and hints at a 'very big announcement' about U.S. voting security, leaving networks to decide whether to air it amid concerns about referencing the debunked 2020 election and ongoing FCC scrutiny, effectively testing how broadcasters balance editorial norms with coverage of the president.
President Trump is set to deliver a rare prime-time address promising 'really big news' on election security, but many Republicans fear he will relitigate the 2020 race with unfounded claims, energizing the MAGA base while complicating the party's focus on the economy and potential passage of the SAVE America Act.
President Donald Trump is set to deliver a rare primetime speech in which he will renew the claim that the 2020 election was rigged, highlighting findings his aides say show foreign interference in the race.
A federal judge in Atlanta blocked the DOJ’s subpoena seeking the names and personal contact details of Fulton County’s 2020 election workers and volunteers, calling the request overly broad and burdensome and noting the information isn’t needed to pursue charges given the statute of limitations; the DOJ argued it’s a normal investigative step, while Fulton County warned the move could chill election participation.
The FBI plans to deploy about 260 staffers to Fulton County, Georgia, to support the ongoing 2020 election investigation, with each analyst or staffer assigned to review roughly 708 records by July 17. The move, described as a priority effort, follows earlier seizures of election materials in the county and reflects continued scrutiny of the 2020 vote in Georgia.
The FBI has redirected hundreds of analysts to its investigation of Georgia’s 2020 presidential election, boosting resources at the Fulton County Election Hub in Union City as part of the ongoing probe.
Kristen Welker says Donald Trump stormed out of a Meet the Press interview in Wisconsin after she pressed him on his unproven claim that the 2020 election was rigged. Trump blamed the rain for his mood and said the interview would be redone in Washington, while Welker emphasized she aimed to get clear answers for the American people. The moment comes amid broader coverage of Trump’s conflicts with media and his ongoing election claims.
Reuters reports that White House adviser Kurt Olsen spearheaded a bid to seize Dominion voting machines in about half the states, pushing debunked claims of foreign hacking tied to the 2020 election. The plan envisioned moving to hand‑counted paper ballots if machines were removed, but investigators could not substantiate the vulnerabilities, and experts warned such a switch would be chaotic. The effort, tied to Olsen’s Stop the Steal background, progressed to the point that Commerce Department officials reportedly weighed legal grounds, but the scheme collapsed and the White House dismissed the Reuters report as misinformation.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said he will grant clemency to Tina Peters, halving her nine-year prison sentence for allowing unauthorized access to Mesa County’s voting system after the 2020 election, with paroled timing possible within a month after time served. The decision followed Peters’ leniency application and Trump’s public pressure; Peters was convicted on four state felonies and the appeals court upheld the conviction but said the sentence was too harsh, while Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold opposed leniency.
Federal agents sought to interview Milwaukee County's elections director; an FBI agent visited her private residence, prompting the county clerk to say the inquiry should have gone through the Election Commission's office and that the county will cooperate with legitimate law enforcement while defending voters' rights. The move is part of a broader federal focus on election administration in several states, with the FBI not commenting on the case.
Several top Republican contenders for governor in key battleground states are tied to attempts to overturn or cast doubt on the 2020 election, showing that election denialism remains a major force in GOP primaries across Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan and California. While some candidates embrace “election integrity” policies or align with Trump’s 2020 efforts, others are more cautious in public messaging; Democrats warn the stance could shape future elections, even as inflation and the economy dominate voters’ concerns today.
A federal judge ruled the DOJ does not have to return the 2020 Fulton County ballots seized by the FBI, allowing the records to stay in the federal probe; Fulton County may appeal the decision.
A federal judge ruled the DOJ can retain about 600 boxes of Fulton County election records seized in January 2020, allowing the ongoing probe tied to the 2020 election to proceed despite flaws in the warrant basis and execution; Fulton County’s lawsuit to return the materials was denied at this early stage, with the judge concluding the rights violations alleged were not enough to halt the investigation.