President Donald Trump endorsed Sen. Darline Graham and urged her to run for a full term after she was appointed to fill the seat of her late brother, Lindsey Graham. South Carolina will hold a special Republican primary on Aug. 11.
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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said states could face penalties if they do not cooperate with DHS checks of voter rolls for noncitizens. Election experts and state officials questioned the administration’s figures and warned the database at issue can produce errors.
Andy Burnham has been confirmed as leader of Britain’s governing Labour Party and is set to become prime minister on Monday. He promised to unite Labour, confront Reform UK and shift power away from Westminster.
Trump Media plans to sell institutional clients high-speed access to top Truth Social posts, potentially including President Donald Trump’s, with delivery in milliseconds. The company has not disclosed pricing or whether Trump’s posts will be excluded from the paid feed.
Japan’s parliament approved revisions to imperial succession rules aimed at sustaining the shrinking royal family. The changes allow adoptions of distant male relatives and let princesses keep royal status after marriage, but women still cannot become emperor.
President Trump released declassified election security documents and repeated disputed claims about China, voter rolls and voting machines. Election experts and Democrats said the material did not show that any election outcome was altered.
President Donald Trump alleged major U.S. election security vulnerabilities and accused China of interfering in 2020, claims that conflict with prior U.S. intelligence assessments. He urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act as Democrats accused him of sowing doubt before the midterms.
The Trump administration wants permanent 8-to-9-foot fencing around Lafayette Square, a historic protest site near the White House. A federal design panel reviewed the proposal Thursday but did not vote.