Washington — A divided federal appeals court said Thursday that the Pentagon can continue enforcing a policy that requires journalists to be escorted at all times while on its grounds. A panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit split 2-1 in siding with the Trump administration…
Washington — President Trump’s media company will sell faster access to Truth Social posts, where the president often announces policy updates and market-moving news. Trump Media & Technology Group announced Thursday it will launch a Truth API data feed for Wall Street that provides “real-time access to posts from the highest-ranking Truth Social accounts.” It’s…
In a primetime address Thursday evening, President Trump alleged the U.S. election system falls “catastrophically short,” revisiting a topic that has drawn his attention for years — and making claims that election experts have heavily disputed. The White House released a trove of newly declassified documents on election security in conjunction with the address. In…
Major U.S. universities have received millions of dollars in funding from foreign entities that are on U.S. government watch lists, according to a CBS News review of university funding records submitted to the Department of Education. State Department and Education Department officials say the disclosure forms, which have not been previously reported, show a combined…
In a primetime speech Thursday, President Trump alleged voting machines and ballot-counting systems are “extremely exposed to attack,” pointing to intelligence that was declassified and released by the White House — following years of similar claims about voting machines. But some of the newly released documents are tied to a company that largely isn’t used…
CBS News is fact-checking President Trump’s speech on election security Thursday night, in which he raised new allegations regarding China’s access to U.S. voter data and claimed that the “deep state” in the U.S. intelligence community sought to “actively suppress and downplay” China’s actions. He also made accusations about voter registration fraud in the U.S. Here are some of…
President Trump is preparing a primetime speech tied to American election security, sources say. He is also pushing for passage of a voting regulations bill that would establish national voter ID and proof-of-citizenship standards. Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link
Election security has been one of President Trump’s primary preoccupations for years — lately, he’s been pressing Republicans in Congress to pass a voting regulation bill and he’s delivering a live prime-time speech on the topic Thursday night. And yet, since the beginning of his second administration, the government has cut thousands of workers who…
When U.S. intelligence agencies look at attempts by foreign countries to meddle in elections, they draw a distinction between “election influence” and “election interference.” Election influence covers attempts by foreign governments to affect who voters decide to vote for, including by promoting or denigrating certain candidates, spreading false claims or sowing distrust. Election interference includes…
Washington — Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Thursday that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche must meet with survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse before he votes to advance Blanche’s nomination for attorney general out of the Senate Judiciary Committee. Tillis made his request during the second day of Blanche’s confirmation…
