Try and Stop Us Digest — July 15, 2026

MS Now: Trump plans primetime speech on voting machines and foreign influence in elections. President Trump is preparing to deliver a primetime address Thursday night focused on voting machine security and alleged foreign interference in U.S. elections, and the White House has requested airtime from broadcast networks. The effort is being driven by acting DNI Bill Pulte and right-wing journalist John Solomon, who signed a White House contract in June as a special government employee to determine which classified documents to release. The plan is drawing alarm from inside the administration itself. “The intelligence just doesn't say what you want it to say. I'm sorry,” one administration official told MS Now. A former senior national security official who served in Trump's first term called the planned release of documents “complete and utter bull****.”

New York Times: Trump says he'll discuss elections and voting machines in speech on Thursday. Trump confirmed he'll make a “really, really big” announcement Thursday night about election security and voting machines.

New York Post: AOC argues networks have an “ethical obligation” to not air Trump's upcoming speech about elections. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called on television networks to refuse to air Thursday night's speech if it isn't “rooted in evidence and fact.” “I don't think we should be contributing to any platforming of lies about our election,” she told reporters.

Associated Press: March for democracy planned for anniversary of historic MLK-led 1963 Washington march. A broad coalition led by Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network — joined by Martin Luther King III, Arndrea Waters King, the NAACP, the National Urban League, the AFT, AFGE, and the Working Families Party — announced Tuesday that “March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote” will take place August 28, the 63rd anniversary of the 1963 march and King's “I Have a Dream” speech. The march is centered on the Supreme Court's April ruling weakening Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Boise State Public Radio: Idaho AG's office sends icy reply to DOJ's voter roll letter. After the DOJ sent Idaho Secretary of State Phil McGrane a letter threatening “criminal liability” if noncitizens vote in the state's elections, the Idaho Attorney General's office sent back a reply telling the DOJ to “stop threatening your friends in Idaho.” The AG's office noted that McGrane has already referred about 15 noncitizen voting cases to the DOJ for prosecution — and hasn't heard back on a single one.

Associated Press: Elon Musk likely broke the law by giving voters $1 million, Wisconsin board says. The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 5-1 to refer two complaints against Elon Musk to the Brown County district attorney's office, finding probable cause that he violated the state's election bribery law when he handed out $1 million checks to voters in the 2025 state Supreme Court election. Prosecutors have 40 days to decide whether to bring criminal charges. Musk spent at least $20 million on the race — and lost by 10 points.

New York Post: Trump rages about Spencer Pratt losing Los Angeles mayoral election

NOTUS: The bizarre court battle trapping Trump's voter database

The Hill: GOP House blockade shows signs of breaking