Trump Says China Illicitly Obtained 220 Million US Voter Files Since 2020 Election https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/trump-says-china-stole-220-million-us-voter-files-in-2020-post-6063174?src_src=Morningbrief&src_cmp=mb-2026-07-17&est=EeiQh%2BBIKLfUNOYJtX7nwQOBJePRsUNU%2B25FPJfToSK0Qh9wO%2FHH%2B2FkEc5bHQ%3D%3D WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump, in a primetime address on July 16, announced the declassification of information that he said reveals large-scale Chinese hacking of American voter information. “Over a period of years, starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history, resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files,” he said. “That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences.” An accompanying transparency report from the White House stated that China gained access to voter roll data across 18 states. One declassified document reviewed by The Epoch Times detailed a PRC-linked actor’s alleged use of commercial websites to acquire voter data from six U.S. states. Trump further said that members of the intelligence community sought to suppress data on China’s attempt to influence American elections. In addition, Trump detailed the findings of an investigation from the Department of Homeland Security that showed 278,000 noncitizens were registered on American voter rolls. That analysis did not include blue states, according to Trump. Those states have fought against the Trump administration’s election security efforts, joining together in a lawsuit to prevent the president from obtaining voter information from them so as to compile a national list of eligible voters. “These disclosures reveal an election system so broken and so vulnerable that no one can possibly defend it. It is not defensible,” Trump said. “Tens of millions of voters’ data in 18 states have been bought, stolen, or hacked by China. Yet those responsible for sounding the alarm instead kept the information secret and hidden.”

Supreme Court Reins In Activist Lawsuits, Major Win for U.S. Businesses https://conservativebrief.com/supreme-court-activist-102293/?utm_source=CB&utm_medium=258 The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a landmark victory for American companies and constitutional limits on judicial power. The nation’s highest court ruled 6-3 in Cisco Systems, Inc. v. Doe (24-856) that neither the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) nor the Torture Victim Protection Act (TVPA) allows private plaintiffs to sue for aiding and abetting alleged violations of international law. The ruling bolsters the Trump administration’s America First agenda by restoring proper roles: Congress and the executive handle foreign policy and create remedies when needed, while courts stick to enforcing enacted law. It protects U.S. technological leadership, deters forum-shopping by overseas claimants, and reaffirms that the Constitution does not empower judges to conduct foreign relations through private lawsuits. In an age of global competition and aggressive adversaries like Communist China, this is a commonsense defense of American sovereignty and enterprise. The decision slams the door on expansive, judge-made lawsuits that have long threatened U.S. businesses operating abroad. Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, and Brett Kavanaugh. “Today, we close the door that Sosa cracked and hold that courts may not create new causes of action for violations of international norms,” Barrett wrote. “We also hold that the Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991, which contains an express cause of action, does not provide for aiding-and-abetting liability,” Barrett added. The case involved claims by unnamed Falun Gong practitioners alleging Cisco Systems and its executives aided Chinese government persecution by selling networking equipment used in surveillance.