Trump Revives Election Claims and Urges SAVE America Act Passage

President Donald Trump delivered a White House address reviving claims that U.S. election systems are vulnerable to manipulation. He announced the declassification of intelligence reports he said would reveal flaws in the system and urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act.

The legislation would require voters to provide proof of citizenship when registering and show photo identification at the polls. NBC News reported that the bill has stalled in Congress amid bipartisan opposition. Trump accused China of trying to undermine his first administration and the 2020 campaign.

He also accused the U.S. intelligence community of covering up shocking vulnerabilities in the American election system. Eight Democrats running for Senate in Maine participated in a debate over progressive priorities after Graham Platner ended his campaign.

Candidates must qualify for the ballot before the July 25 convention, where 601 delegates will choose the nominee. Heavy smoke from Canadian wildfires darkened skies from the Great Lakes to parts of the East Coast on July 16, 2026. Air quality ranged from unhealthy to hazardous across the Midwest and Northeast, with a lingering high-pressure system trapping smoke from dozens of fires in Canada and northern Minnesota.

At least two people died in Texas after days of torrential rain triggered flash floods. Rescuers saved more than 200 people from rising flood waters, with up to 28 inches of rain falling over three days in Uvalde County. The FDA is investigating iceberg lettuce supplied to Taco Bell by Taylor Farms in five states as a possible source of a cyclosporiasis outbreak.

Nearly 7,000 people across at least 34 states have been sickened, including more than 4,000 in Michigan. Taco Bell removed the suspected lettuce from its nationwide supply chain indefinitely. Nearly 1 in 4 players at the 2026 World Cup were born in a country different from the one they represent.