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By Tierney Sneed, Gabe Cohen, CNN

(CNN) — The Trump administration is escalating its attacks on election officials in key battleground states, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin doubling down Friday on claims that hundreds of thousands of non-citizens are illegally registered to vote – claims that the agency has quietly acknowledged aren’t fully vetted.

In a news conference, Mullin repeated the claim first made in a release of documents alongside President Donald Trump’s primetime Thursday night speech, alleging that DHS had found a cumulative quarter-million non-citizens registered in California, New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania.

However, letters from DHS to the states informing them of the allegations are more hedged.

Mullin’s letter to Pennsylvania, for instance, notes that the figure is unverified. It says that there “may be as many as 14,576 non-citizens on the states voter rolls,” but that 8,594 came up as matches as non-citizens on its files. It asks for Pennsylvania’s help on working “collaboratively on identity verification” to more efficiently “ensure the accuracy of our findings.”

The Trump administration is attempting to force states to hand over sensitive voter data so that the Justice Department can audit their voter registration files. State election officials of both parties have told CNN they fear that the administration would use the data to exaggerate the problem of non-citizen voting, as a way to sow doubt about the midterm results, if Republicans fare poorly.

The administration’s data-collection effort has run into major legal hurdles, with more than a dozen courts siding with states that have refused to provide their voter rolls to the federal government and a separate judge ruling that the DHS program that is central to the audits is illegal. Mullin railed against that ruling Friday while also threatening election officials with prosecutions for not participating in the DHS voter roll reviews.

“If the election officials – once we gave them the information they need to secure their elections, and they chose not to – then those individuals can also be held accountable by fines, by penalties, and even, depending on how far it goes, prison,” Mullin said.

The Justice Department made a similar threat earlier this month in letters to all 50 states that were quickly dismissed by election officials, many of whom were gathered at a conference in South Dakota during Trump’s speech.

“I’m not intimidated by that at all,” New Hampshire’s Republican Secretary of David Scanlan, whose state recently secured the dismissal of a DOJ lawsuit seeking the data, told CNN Thursday.

“I see this is a temper tantrum disguised as an official letter because they have hit roadblocks,” added Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs, a Democrat.

Idaho’s Republican attorney general’s office responded with a sharp letter of its own, telling DOJ its “insinuations of criminal violations of the federal election laws are not well taken.”

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* WHAT…Dangerous rip currents and breaking waves due to
elevated surf expected.

* WHERE…San Luis Obispo County Beaches and Santa Barbara
County Central Coast Beaches.

* WHEN…From Sunday afternoon through Tuesday evening.

* IMPACTS…There is an increased risk of ocean drowning. Rip
currents can pull swimmers and surfers out to sea. Waves can
wash people off beaches and rocks, and capsize small boats
nearshore.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Highest surf will be focused across south
facing beaches due to a southerly swell produced by Tropical
Storm Elida. Another tropcial system is forecast to form in a
similar area and move along a similar path, bringing additional
hazardous conditions to the coasts on the heels of this first
event. Additionally, a long period southerly swell created by
Southern Hemisphere storms will arrive late next week.
Additional High Surf Advisories and/or Beach Hazards Statements
may be needed next week.
Remain out of the water due to hazardous swimming conditions, or
stay near occupied lifeguard towers. Rock jetties can be deadly
in such conditions, stay off the rocks.

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By Alejandra Jaramillo, Arlette Saenz, CNN

(CNN) — President Donald Trump said he’s urged Sen. Darline Graham, the younger sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, to run in South Carolina’s upcoming special primary and pledged his “complete and total endorsement” if she enters the race to take her brother’s spot on the ballot.

“During her visit, I asked Darline, for the Good of our Nation, to run for the U.S. Senate in the Special Republican Primary on Tuesday, August 11, 2026,” Trump wrote on Truth Social on Friday, praising her visit to the Oval Office earlier this week.

“I hope Darline does this, in that there would be nobody better to honor the legacy of her beloved brother, Lindsey. Darline, who comes from an absolutely incredible family, has been a WINNER all of her life and, should she accept, has my Complete and Total Endorsement in the Special Election for U.S. Senate in South Carolina — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN. RUN, DARLINE, RUN!” Trump added.

Graham was sworn into the Senate on Tuesday to serve out the remainder of her brother’s term following his death over the weekend. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced her appointment to finish her brother’s term on Monday.

Because the late senator was up for reelection this year, his death will kick off a sprint primary election to replace him on the November ballot.

CNN has reached out to Graham’s office.

If she does decide to run, Graham, 62, would enter with high name recognition and the backing of the president.

She has never held elected office but has served in public positions in the state. She was serving as a commissioner for the South Carolina Commission for the Blind prior to the appointment and has long worked with people with disabilities.

Several other South Carolina Republicans have been floated as potential candidates in the GOP special primary. But whether a Trump pre-endorsement of Graham could alter those Republicans’ plans remains to be seen.

GOP Rep. Ralph Norman told CNN on Wednesday that he would decide by Monday whether he would enter the race, but he also noted he is “weighing a lot of things,” including any news on whom the president will endorse.

“I told him I want their, need the endorsement and I think we can win this thing,” he added.

Norman also said the president was speaking with South Carolina Reps. Russell Fry and William Timmons.

On Friday, Norman received an endorsement from Florida Sen. Rick Scott, to which the GOP congressman responded, “We will have an announcement soon and it would be an honor to work alongside a conservative leader like you in the United States Senate!”

Timmons, meanwhile, threw his support behind Graham, calling the president’s decision to back her “a fitting tribute to Senator Lindsey Graham’s legacy” and pledging to campaign on her behalf in the weeks ahead.

Other potential candidates who have been floated include Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette and Rep. Nancy Mace, who both lost in the state’s GOP gubernatorial primary this year.

The filing period for the GOP special primary begins on July

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KEYT) – California joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in a $29.6 million settlement with generic drug maker Glenmark to resolve allegations of a years-long conspiracy to inflate prices, reduce competition, and restrain access to multiple generic drugs.

The latest settlement comes after previous settlements with other drug makers involved in the scheme, Lannett, Bausch, Apotex, and Heritage totaling $66.95 million shared the California Attorney General's Office.

If you purchased a generic prescription drug manufactured by Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lannett Company, Bausch Health US/Bausch Health Americas Inc., Apotex Corp, or Heritage Pharmaceuticals/Avet Pharmaceuticals between May 2009 and December 2019, you could qualify for compensation. For more information call this toll-free number 1-866-290-0182, email [email protected] or visit here.

The broad coalition of states and territories has been pursuing anti-trust cases against the drug makers since 2016, based on a series of investigations that relied on several cooperating witnesses, a 20 million document industry database, and interactions amongst over 600 sales and pricing people involved in the generic drug manufacturing sector detailed the California Attorney General's Office.

Part of this week's settlement agreement with Glenmark requires the drug company to cooperate with ongoing, multi-state litigations against 33 other corporate defendants and 25 individual executives as well as internal reforms intended to ensure compliance with the nation's antitrust laws noted the state's top prosecutor.

"Artificially inflating drug prices and blocking competition hurts consumers and the marketplace — full stop," Attorney General Bonta explained. "I'm pleased to resolve our claims against Glenmark with this settlement and stay focused on our ongoing litigation against others who have attempted to do the same."

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Análisis por Iuri Pitta, CNN en Español

La decisión del gobierno de Donald Trump de imponer un arancel del 25 % a los productos brasileños importados por Estados Unidos es el capítulo final de una saga sin sorpresas. Tampoco sorprende que continúe el deterioro de las relaciones diplomáticas entre ambos países y sus respectivos presidentes, ya que podría añadirse otro arancel del 12,5 %. Lo inusual es que cuestiones técnicas alejadas de la vida cotidiana de los votantes brasileños (comercio bilateral y política exterior) se hayan convertido en uno de los ejes centrales de la campaña presidencial de 2026.

El miércoles, el gobierno de Estados Unidos anunció que aplicará aranceles del 25 % a una lista de productos brasileños a partir del 22 de julio, tras una investigación de un año realizada en virtud del artículo 301 de la ley comercial estadounidense, una herramienta que la Casa Blanca utiliza para tomar represalias contra prácticas que considera desleales.

El Representante Comercial de Estados Unidos, Jamieson Greer, fue el responsable tanto de las negociaciones con las autoridades brasileñas como del anuncio de este recargo.

Sobre el papel, se trata de una disputa técnica de comercio exterior: la investigación enumeraba cuestiones relacionadas con Pix, un método de pago digital gratuito creado en Brasil, el mercado del etanol, la protección de la propiedad intelectual, la lucha contra la corrupción y la deforestación ilegal. En la práctica, todo se convirtió en munición política, y la retórica electoral incluyó definitivamente la expresión “aumento arancelario” con la misma importancia que temas como la lucha contra la violencia y los altos precios.

Es importante señalar que la aplicación de aranceles por parte de Estados Unidos implica pragmatismo. Dos productos brasileños de amplio consumo en Estados Unidos fueron incluidos en la lista de excepciones a la aplicación del nuevo impuesto: el café y la carne. Estos pesos pesados ​​de la balanza comercial cuentan con grupos de presión muy bien estructurados en Estados Unidos desde el año pasado, cuando Trump quiso imponer el primer aumento arancelario a Brasil y citó como argumento el proceso judicial que culminó con la condena del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro (del Partido Liberal o PL) por crímenes contra la democracia.

En julio de 2025, el presidente Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (del Partido de los Trabajadores o PT) atravesaba un período de baja popularidad. Sin embargo, vio en la iniciativa de Trump un pretexto para un discurso nacionalista y de defensa de la soberanía nacional, como ya lo habían hecho otros líderes políticos en sus países. El efecto fue positivo para la imagen de Lula; la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos bloqueó los aranceles de Trump en esa forma y ​​las repercusiones políticas se trasladaron a la familia Bolsonaro, acusada por sus opositores de actuar en contra de los intereses nacionales.

Meses después, Trump y Lula se reunieron en persona por primera vez, hablaron de una “excelente sintonía” entre ellos e incluso almorzaron juntos en la Casa Blanca en mayo pasado. Semanas después, el principal oponente electoral del presidente brasileño, Flávio Bolsonaro (del PL como su padre Jair), también fue recibido por Trump y el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio.

Estas fueron las imágenes que se presentaron al público. En las reuniones técnicas, la investigación comercial liderada por Greer avanzaba hacia un resultado desfavorable para los productos brasileños. Los negociadores brasileños se quejaron de “injusticia” y “falta de claridad” sobre las exigencias de Estados Unidos, dejando claro que puntos como el sistema de pago Pix serían innegociables.

A pesar del anuncio de la entrada en vigor de los aranceles el 22 de julio, Greer afirmó que mantenía la puerta abierta, indicando que Estados Unidos revisaría la medida si no se producían represalias. “A nadie le conviene que haya represa