US president using office and intelligence agencies to try to undermine confidence in elections before midterms
Donald Trump used the imprimatur of the presidency and United States intelligence agencies to try to undermine confidence in American elections in a presidential address on Thursday that seemed bluntly aimed at laying the groundwork for further destabilizing the electoral system before November’s midterm elections.
In his address from the East Room at the White House, Trump attempted to give the impression that his administration had uncovered new bombshell findings about vulnerabilities in the US’s election system. China, he claimed, had illicitly acquired voter information on 220 million Americans (many states allow anyone to buy voter roll information; Trump did not say the means by which the nation acquired the data). He claimed that China interfered in other ways to undermine his 2020 campaign and that the information had been suppressed by intelligence officials.
President Trump claimed without evidence on Thursday that massive numbers of noncitizens are registered in four states: California, New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania.
The memo and other F.B.I. documents about it were released last year by Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
The memo and other F.B.I. documents about it were released last year by Senator Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa and the chairman of the Judiciary Committee.
President Trump has directed prosecutors to scrutinize a top cybersecurity aide during his first term, Christopher Krebs, who fell from his favor by validating the integrity of the 2020 election.
NBC and CNN stayed away from White House speech, while Fox News, MS Now, CBS and some ABC affiliates aired it
The US’s largest television stations split on whether to air Donald Trump’s White House address live on Thursday night, which was heavy on unproven accusations about the integrity of the 2020 election won by Joe Biden.
While CNN, ABC and NBC chose not to air the speech live, CBS, Fox News and MS Now (formerly MSNBC) aired at least large portions of the speech live. ABC did not air the speech as a must-run broadcast, but some station affiliates – including the Washington DC station owned by right-leaning broadcaster Sinclair – chose to air the speech.
Many of President Trump’s attempts to curtail mail voting have been blocked by the courts. Before Trump, Republicans actually embraced absentee voting.
President Trump continues to target voting by mail with false accusations of fraud even after court orders halted his attempts to curtail the practice before November’s midterm elections.
The first hour of the debate featured four of the top Democratic candidates for Senate in Maine: from left, Shenna Bellows, Troy Jackson, Dr. Nirav Shah and Jordan Wood.
Businesses and traffic in West Hollywood doused after century-old pipe bursts belowground
A century-old water pipe buried below a bustling boulevard in a Los Angeles county city burst early Thursday, sending a shock of water spewing into the streets and snarling traffic as several major roads shut down.
The 36in riveted steel pipe’s rupture left a protruding sinkhole and cracked pavement in West Hollywood. Images of the aftermath showed local metro buses partially submerged in murky brown water.
Un épais nuage de fumée, émis par les feux de forêt qui ravagent la province canadienne de l'Ontario, recouvre jeudi les États américains frontaliers du Minnesota, du Wisconsin, du Michigan et de l'Illinois. Des millions de personnes sont exposées à une qualité de l'air dégradée.
Dozens of investigations, audits, recounts and court proceedings examined the 2020 election. None found the widespread voter fraud that President Trump claimed tilted the vote.
Ballots cast in Maricopa County, Ariz., in the 2020 general election were examined and recounted in Phoenix in May 2021. The review in Arizona found even more votes for Joseph R. Biden Jr. and fewer for President Trump than the original count.
Lawyers for the family of Henry Coby Willis argued that the online seller failed to verify the buyer’s age or conduct a background check before shipping a pistol-building kit.
The partner of Johan Guerrero, who was killed by an immigration agent this week, described him as a tireless worker and doting father who would do anything for his 3-year-old daughter.
Cette somme s’ajoute aux 6 milliards $ déjà annoncés par le gouvernement Carney dans son énoncé économique de printemps pour recruter, former et embaucher jusqu’à 100 000 nouveaux travailleurs spécialisés.
Pour y parvenir, il compte notamment bonifier la rémunération des apprentis.
Le gouvernement fédéral souhaite entamer prochainement des discussions avec les provinces afin de conclure des accords de financement.
Christine Fréchette avait fait savoir en avril dernier au ministre fédéral des finances:
que la formation des travailleurs continuerait d’être gérée par le Québec;
qu’elle s’attendait à ce que les fonds fédéraux lui soient transférés.
The Ukrainian government has approved a resolution establishing a clear procedure for the mandatory evacuation of children from areas of active or potential hostilities when they are not accompanied by their parents or legal guardians.
Amid an ongoing outbreak of cyclosporiasis, federal health officials are reportedly looking at iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms that was supplied to Taco Bell as a possible source.
On Thursday afternoon, the Washington Post, CNN and other media outlets reported that the lettuce supplier had been linked to the outbreak, citing unnamed sources “familiar with the investigation”.
Ottawa déboursera près de 2 milliards $ sur les quatre prochaines années pour faire passer la flotte de blindés de l’armée canadienne de 360 à 550 véhicules.
Les nouveaux véhicules seront fabriqués à partir de matériaux canadiens par la société américaine General Dynamics dans son usine de London, en Ontario.
Ces blindés seront utilisés lors d’exercices d’entraînement des forces armées canadiennes.
Pour contexte, au dernier sommet de l’Otan, Mark Carney s’est engagé à livrer à l’Ukraine 35 véhicules blindés, en plus des presque 90 que le Canada lui a déjà fournis.
Move would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to potentially profit from seeing president’s posts first
Donald Trump’s media company is planning to charge for special high-speed access to Truth Social posts, including possibly his own, affecting national security and financial markets.
The move announced on Thursday would allow Wall Street trading firms and other institutions to get news first from top Truth Social contributors so they could profit off subsequent moves in stocks, bonds and interest rates.
Alors que les États-Unis ont bombardé l'Iran pour la sixième nuit consécutive vendredi, le Koweït, le Qatar et Bahreïn rapportent avoir intercepté des drones et des missiles lancés par Téhéran sur leurs territoires respectifs. Le Koweït a fait savoir que l'une de ses centrales électriques avait été visée, provoquant des dégâts. Suivez notre direct.
Les journalistes et étudiants étrangers sont dans le viseur du gouvernement américain. Sauf blocage au Congrès, d'ici deux mois, le visa étudiant sera restreint à quatre ans, quand les journalistes étrangers seront limités à 240 jours renouvelables (90 pour les médias chinois), au lieu de cinq ans actuellement, révèle un document publié jeudi. RSF déplore une "violation directe" de la liberté de la presse.
Fires were reported in temporarily occupied Crimea following a drone attack, including near two gas stations in Dzhankoi and close to the Chongar Bridge.
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