Trump Admin Warns 4 States Over 250,000 Potential Noncitizens Voting
Published Jul 17, 2026 at 10:07 AM EDT updated Jul 17, 2026 at 01:52 PM EDT Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin this week sent letters to officials in four states, warning that a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) review identified what the agency described as more than 250,000 potential non-citizens registered to vote. Mullin sent letters to the secretaries of state in California, New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania, urging them to work with the department and respond within two ...
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(The Independent) A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation said that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche behaved in a “condescending” manner during his meeting with her and other survivors. The meeting came as Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) made meeting with Epstein survivors a prerequisite for his vote to confirm Blanche, the deputy attorney general and President Donald Trump’s former personal attorney. Lara Blume McGee described the meeting to The Independent in a text message on Thursday evening. “Today, Epstein survivors confronted Todd Blanche — and he treated it like a perfunctory audition for votes, not accountability,” Blume McGee said.
In primetime speech, Trump doesn't provide evidence for illegal voting
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Trump's Election Security Speech: A Good Night for Putin
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'The facts have not changed': States push back on allegations of non-citizens voting
26 min ago - 12h We're learning more details about steps the administration plans to take before and after the upcoming midterm elections. This comes a day after President Trump addressed the nation and claimed, without evidence, that previously classified docum ... (msn/Scripps News)
TPS Update: DHS Warns of 'Last Opportunity' After Supreme Court Ruling
50 min ago - Published Jul 17, 2026 at 01:44 PM EDT updated Jul 17, 2026 at 04:53 PM EDT The Trump administration warned Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders Friday that they have only a short time left to self-deport before their legal status officially laps ... (Newsweek)
HHS research agency ends funding for dozens of health studies
1 hr ago - Posted July 17, 2026 at 4:14pm The Trump administration terminated dozens of health research grants this week, telling grantees it is shifting priorities to issues like the “overmedication of children” and autism, according to a prominent r ... (Roll Call)
Trump says he's holding Canada responsible for wildfire smoke and threatens higher tariffs
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'Fire people without firing them': CFPB workers get an ultimatum
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Democrat drops out of Wisconsin governor race amid financial disarray
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Paxton campaign refutes election complaint from Texas Democrats
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Exclusive: Congress discussing affidavits from Epstein survivors about Lesley Groff as survivors told CNN she lied
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Off-duty employee at Colorado ICE facility arrested for shooting protester
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Trump administration will ask Supreme Court to keep ban on trans troops
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FCC commissioner says Trump call to revoke ABC, NBC licenses is unconstitutional
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U.S. strikes bridges in Iran; Tehran targets U.S. bases in the Gulf
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Trump's Election Speech Ignites Wave of Furious Democratic Backlash - and Calls for Impeachment
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Democrat Cindy Burbank files paperwork to drop out of Nebraska US Senate race
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'Good Trouble' rallies return to protest Trump policies
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Top Tax Official Pushed Out After Clashes With Trump Administration: Report
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