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NH named in White House election documents for issue secretary of state calls 'old news'

President Trump had harsh words for China in his speech on Thursday night. After calling President Xi Jinping a friend at a summit in May, he accused the communist country of "sinister election meddling." Ed O'Keefe has more details.

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What happenedTrump and Xi are central to coverage of a China meeting involving Iran, trade, and U.S.-China relations.
What changedThe left frames it as "Election experts cast doubt on Trump and DHS chief’s claim 250,000 noncitizens are regist...". The right frames it as "Trump’s CCP Election Interference Claims May Signal Shift in China Policy: Analysts".
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Different Spin. The left frames it as "Election experts cast doubt on Trump and DHS chief’s claim 250,000 noncitizens are regist...". The right frames it as "Trump’s CCP Election Interference Claims May Signal Shift in China Policy: Analysts".

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Center-left ·News report
CBS News1h ago

DHS Secretary Mullin doubles down on Trump's claims of election tampering

President Trump had harsh words for China in his speech on Thursday night. After calling President Xi Jinping a friend at a summit in May, he accused the communist country of "sinister elec...

Open source
Left ·News report

Election experts cast doubt on Trump and DHS chief’s claim 250,000 noncitizens are registered to vote in four US states – live

Markwayne Mullin backs president’s unproven claims and threatens states as Democrats accuse Trump of ‘working to rig the midterms’ in advance DHS secretary doubles down on Trump’s baseless...

Open source
Left ·News report
Raw Story21m ago

Trump's baseless election security evidence included a photo of the 1993 game 'Doom'

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President Donald Trump's declassified document dump backing his claims that US election systems are insecure included a photo of the 1990s computer game "Doom," according to Talking Points...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say

"The White House promised a bombshell, and they delivered a dud," said David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation & Research.

Open source
Right ·News report

Trump’s CCP Election Interference Claims May Signal Shift in China Policy: Analysts

Analysts say Trump's speech reflects renewed focus on strategic competition with Beijing and could affect Xi Jinping's standing at home.

Open source
Center ·News report

NH named in White House election documents for issue secretary of state calls 'old news'

The White House has released documents it claims show examples of voter registration system breaches, and New Hampshire appears in the papers.

Open source
Center ·News report

Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say

President Donald Trump has released a trove documents that he claims prove voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Open source
Center ·News report

Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say

President Donald Trump has released a trove documents that he claims prove voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Open source
Center ·News report

Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say

President Donald Trump has released a trove documents that he claims prove voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Open source
Center ·News report

Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say

President Donald Trump has released a trove documents that he claims prove voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Open source
Center ·News report

Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here's what they really say

President Donald Trump has released a trove documents that he claims prove voter fraud and foreign interference in the 2020 election.

Open source
Center ·News report

Kentucky secretary of state responds to Trump's claims that elections are not secure

Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams spoke out about election security following President Donald Trump's speech on the topic.

Open source
Center-right ·News report

Trump says these documents prove his false claims of election fraud. Here’s what they really say

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump released a trove of documents during a primetime address to the nation that allies had hyped as a smoking gun that would prove his long-debunked allegati...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms...

Open source
Center ·Opinion

Commentary: Why is Trump rehashing 2020 election rigging claims?

By rehashing claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen, US President Donald Trump is setting the stage to delegitimise the vote ahead of the Congressional midterm elections, say...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms...

Open source
Center-right ·News report
Fox News1h ago

DHS chief Markwayne Mullin blasts ABC, NBC over ‘shameful’ decision to skip Trump election speech

Markwayne Mullin accused ABC and NBC of covering up election security information after both networks declined to air Trump's primetime address.

Open source
Center-left ·News report

DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Chabria: Trump's voter fraud speech was bait. Stop biting

Trump falsely claimed that he was revealing 'an election system so broken and so vulnerable that no one can possibly defend it.'

Open source
Center-left ·News report

DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms...

Open source
Center-left ·News report

Trump’s Election Claims and SAVE Act Push Find Muted Response From G.O.P. Lawmakers

Most G.O.P. lawmakers had little to say about the president’s claims of election vulnerabilities, and he did not appear to move the needle on the voting restriction bill he championed.

Open source
Right ·News report

Intelligence Reports Support Trump’s Claims of Chinese Election Interference

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President Donald Trump delivered a primetime address from the White House on July 16, 2026, on the subject of US election security.

Open source
Center-left ·News report

DHS boss Mullin warns of possible prosecution for election officials over voter roll access

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin threatened on Friday to prosecute election officials in states that don’t “participate in securing the elections” ahead of the November midterms...

Open source
Center ·News report

Pingree questions DHS secretary on hiring process, background checks for ICE agents

Maine's 1st District congresswoman cited 'credible and alarming' reports about the agent who killed a 25-year-old Colombian man in Biddeford.

Open source