President Trump rehashed old talking points about election security, claiming without evidence that China interfered in the 2020 election during a primetime address. A day later, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced an election security crackdown.
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.
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.
Markwayne Mullin at presser repeated many of Trump’s unverified claims from controversial primetime speech The US homeland security secretary, Markwayne Mullin, doubled down on Donald Trump’s unsubstantiated election claims on Friday amid his agency’s efforts to support the president’s agenda. Trump used a review compiled by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) as the basis of many of his unsubstantiated claims…
NPR – US Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how it handles sexual assault reports, including allegations of a 2024 assault in a fraternity house. Yates will examine the university's investigations, disciplinary process and campus police response.
NPR – US Paramount has completed its acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, forming the combined company Skydance, which began trading on Wall Street on Tuesday. The merger unites Hollywood studios, streaming services, and cable networks including CNN, CBS News, Comedy Central, and TNT. Reports cite differing deal values.
NYTimes – US President Donald Trump approved a firing-squad execution for Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, the U.S. Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009. The Pentagon said the execution would be the first carried out by the U.S. military since 1961 and the first by firing squad since World War II. CBS reported an email stating the execution is set for Dec. 3, though other reports said the date and location had yet to be set by the Army.
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