## Trump says he will send an ‘Election Integrity Army’ into every state for midterms

Authored by the-independent.com

President Donald Trump announced Sunday that Republicans plan to dispense a large “Election Integrity Army” to every single state for the 2026 midterms – invoking his debunked claims that the United States does not have fair elections.

“During my Historic Election in 2024, when I won every single Swing State, and decisively won both the Electoral and Popular votes by wide margins, the Republicans had an Election Integrity Army in every single State to preserve the sanctity of each legal vote.

We will be doing the same again in 2026, but it will be much bigger and stronger,” Trump wrote.

Trump did not elaborate on who would be part of the “Election Integrity Army” or how large it would be.

open image in gallery President Trump said the Republican Party would deploy an election integrity ‘army’ in the upcoming midterms after Democrats announced a task force to safeguard elections ( AFP/Getty ).

Trump’s post was in response to Democrats forming an election integrity task force aimed at identifying and mitigating threats to U.S. elections.

The president asserted the Democratic-led task force “will no doubt try to suppress Republican voters, and interfere with our Elections.”. »

### Trump says he wants to check whether the gold in Fort Knox is still there because ‘they steal a lot’

Authored by the-independent.com

President Donald Trump says he still wants to travel to Fort Knox, peer inside its secure vaults and verify that the gold is still there — because, he said: “They steal a lot.”.

open image in gallery President Donald Trump still wants to visit Fort Knox to peer inside its gold vaults because, he said: ‘They steal a lot’ ( AP1974 ).

“We're actually going to Fort Knox to see if the gold is there, because maybe somebody stole the gold. »

### Black Hills drilling project canceled after backlash from tribes

Authored by abcnews.com

A South Dakota mining company has canceled a drilling project in the Black Hills after opposition from Native American tribes and local groups.

Groups opposed the project because of its proximity to a sacred site called Pe'Sla, a meadow in the Black Hills where Sioux tribes hold ceremonies and pray throughout the year. »

### Trump rejects Iran’s response to latest US proposal to end the war

Authored by apnews.com

Washington’s latest proposal addressed a deal to end the war, reopen the strait and roll back Iran’s nuclear program.

Trump is giving diplomacy “every chance we possibly can before going back to hostilities,” the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, told ABC earlier.

Trump has reiterated threats to resume full-scale bombing if Iran does not accept an agreement to reopen the strait and roll back its nuclear program. »

### Putin’s weakness is terminal – I saw the beginning of the end

Authored by inews.co.uk

I first witnessed the parade in 1995, in a different Europe and a different world.

It was the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War.

James Rodgers is the author of The Return of Russia: from Yeltsin to Putin, the story of a Vengeful Kremlin (2026). »

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