Fact-checking Trump speech on election security

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 …

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Trump gives primetime speech on elections as White House alleges Chinese access to voter data

Beginning in 2020, China “carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files,” Mr. Trump alleged, citing newly declassified documents. He said the information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences and other “sensitive” data needed to …

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Vance says Trump administration mishandled Epstein files release

It’s rare for the Trump administration to admit a mistake, but Vice President JD Vance did just that on Joe Rogan’s podcast, saying they mishandled the release of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Political strategists Joe Borelli and Cameron French join with analysis.

White House teleprompter operator allegedly made nearly $100,000 on Kalshi bets on Trump speeches

A White House teleprompter operator allegedly made nearly $100,000 on bets placed on Kalshi related to President Trump’s State of the Union and other speeches. CBS News has confirmed the identity of the federal employee as Gabriel Perez. A spokesperson for Kalshi said the company investigated Perez’s trading activity after its surveillance systems detected trades …

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