NPR News: 07-17-2026 10PM EDT

Libby Casey· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Libby Casey. President Trump and his team had been teasing what they called a bombshell announcement on election integrity. But as NPR's Miles Parks reports, Trump's speech to the nation last night provided no new evidence for the fraud claims Trump has been making for years.

Miles Parks0:19

Last night's unveiling of newly declassified material tracked with what was already known about the twenty-twenty election. Take Trump's claims about China, for instance. He described a sinister plot to interfere in the twenty-twenty election involving access to millions of voter records. But it was known China favored Joe Biden as a candidate, and the data Trump is talking about is generally public record and widely available, says David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.

David Becker· Soundbite0:44

Having the voter data itself doesn't allow you to change anything. I can have my kids' class list, but that doesn't mean I can change the grades of everybody in the class.

Miles Parks0:54

Trump provided no new evidence for any fraudulent votes cast in American elections. Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.

Libby Casey· Host1:02

President Trump says he wants deceased Senator Lindsey Graham's sister to run in the special election to replace him. As NPR's Tamara Keith reports, it was expected to be a competitive primary.

Tamara Keith1:13

US Senate seats don't come up often. Lindsey Graham had held his seat for more than twenty-three years and had just won a Republican primary to serve six more when he died suddenly. Trump, who was close with Graham, suggested that the senator's sister, Darleen Graham,