Kris Kobach headed a presidential commission on voter fraud that Maine’s secretary of state criticized for endorsing the idea of widespread voter fraud, without evidence.
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Maine’s member of voter fraud panel says it had ‘pre-ordained’ goal of backing up Trump’s claims
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap also releases thousands of pages of documents he received from the defunct commission under a court order.
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China announces $60 billion of U.S. goods for tariff retaliation
The list includes snow blowers, chemicals, honey and vegetables, targeting areas that supported Trump in the 2016 election.
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Sanders won’t dispute claim that media is ‘enemy of the people’
Pressed during a White House briefing on the issue, Sanders said Trump “has made his position known.”
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US officials raise alarm about 2018, 2020 election security
The warning to American adversaries came as top U.S. intelligence and homeland security officials raised alarms about potential efforts to influence the 2018 and 2020 elections.
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Commerce Department upholds tariffs on Canadian newsprint
The agency does reduce most of them from the initial levels, but the harm is already being done to U.S. newspapers.
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Bizarre conspiracy theory gets air time at Trump rally
‘Q’ stands for QAnon, a supposed government insider with top security clearance who knows the real truth about the ‘deep state’ out to get President Trump.
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U.S. crops ready for picking, but farm workers in short supply
The difficult jobs that last only part of the year don’t appeal to Americans, and as undocumented laborers dwindle, businesses scramble and look to automate.
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Trump pressures China with threat to crank up size of proposed tariffs
The extra U.S. tax on $200 billion worth of imported Chinese goods would rise to 25% from 10% amid a trade war.
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Trump calls on Attorney General to shut down Mueller’s Russia investigation
The president’s tweet came on the second day of the tax evasion trial of his former campaign chairman.