Friday, July 17, 2026

Donald Trump delivered a speech on election security Thursday night that television networks refused to air, recycling debunked 2020 conspiracy theories. He fixated on China's alleged hacking of voter data and influence operations, while reviving lies about Deep State actors and Venezuelan meddling. On Zeteo, Rep. Jamie Raskin joined Mehdi and Swin to dissect the outburst and its threat to the 2026 midterms. Mother Jones called it A Good Night for Putin; Daily Kos described a hoarse egomaniac who simply cannot accept that he lost to Joe Biden.

After fatal ICE shootings, Democrats drag their feet on accountability. "It feels like we're normalizing it," said Rep. Delia Ramirez, decrying her colleagues' inaction. Truthdig reports ICE agents have yet more blood on their hands in recent weeks.

The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee filed a time-sensitive motion in the Eastern District of Virginia against DHS Secretary Mullin over CBP's illegal seizure of journalist Max Blumenthal's devices at the border. "Just because someone is reentering the country does not mean their constitutional rights evaporate," declared ADC President Jenin Younes.

A top Pentagon official is positioned to profit from a massive Defense Department settlement with a firm owned by his private-equity empire. Stephen Feinberg founded Cerberus Capital Management; a Cerberus-owned company is poised to settle one of the largest government lawsuits ever — against the very agency Feinberg now helps lead.