Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met Thursday with accusers of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein following a request to do so by Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolinawhose support is crucial to advancing his nomination to lead the Justice Department. Blanche met for about an hour with a group of Epstein’s accusers at Justice …
Trump rails against China in his speech about U.S. elections – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump addressed the U.S. in a primetime speech on Thursday night about election security, launching allegations against China. Tony Dokoupil anchored CBS News’ special report.
Sen. Mark Warner slams Trump’s primetime speech: “Incredible lies” – CBS News Watch CBS News Sen. Mark Warner joins CBS News with his reaction to President Trump’s primetime address on Thursday about U.S. election security.
Millions of Americans across the Northeast and Midwest were under air quality alerts this week as smoke from Canadian and Minnesota wildfires settled in. At the same time, some of those same areas saw severe heat. CBS News medical correspondent Dr. Céline Gounder has more.
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 …
Watch: Trump speaks on elections, alleges Chinese access to voter data | Special Report – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump on Thursday delivered a primetime address about election security where he railed against China. Tony Dokoupil anchored CBS News’ special report.
In a primetime speech ThursdayPresident 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 in …
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 …
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 …
Heavy smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is engulfing parts of the U.S., prompting air quality alerts in 18 states. These videos show the hazy conditions on the ground in several cities.