{"id":18132,"date":"2026-07-17T01:33:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:33:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18132"},"modified":"2026-07-17T01:33:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T01:33:08","slug":"trump-address-live-updates-president-trump-speaks-to-the-nation-tonight-on-election-integrity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=18132","title":{"rendered":"Trump address live updates: President Trump speaks to the nation tonight on election integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><!----><time class=\"time\" datetime=\"Thu Jul 16 2026 19:27:31 GMT-0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)\">2 hours ago<\/time><!----><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"title\"><!--(-->More than a quarter-million noncitizens may be registered to vote in 4 key states, DHS alleges<!--)--><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div><!--(--><!--(--><!----><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security told election officials in California, New Jersey, Nevada and Pennsylvania that a preliminary review found what could be more than 256,000 noncitizens registered to vote across the four states, according to letters obtained by Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>In the four letters dated Friday, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said the department compared publicly available voter registration records with federal immigration data and uncovered thousands of potential matches. He asked state election officials to work with DHS to verify the identities before taking any action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>According to the letters, DHS estimates there may be as many as 190,832 non-citizens registered to vote in California, 35,152 in New Jersey, 15,903 in Nevada and 14,576 in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>The department said it found 81,336 California registrants, 19,497 New Jersey registrants, 8,576 Nevada registrants and 8,594 Pennsylvania registrants whose names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers match noncitizens in DHS records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>Many non-citizens are legally issued Social Security numbers, including lawful permanent residents, people authorized to work in the United States and certain visa holders. DHS said it used Social Security numbers as one of several identifiers in matching voter registration records with federal immigration records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>The letters describe the findings as a preliminary review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>&#8220;The most efficient way to ensure the accuracy of our findings is to work collaboratively on identity verification,&#8221; Mullin wrote.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--)--><!--(--><!----><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-item-body\">\n<p>This is an excerpt from a story by Preston Mizell and\u00a0Stephen Sorace. 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