Live updates: Trump to deliver address tonight on 2020 election

• President Trump is scheduled to deliver a prime-time address on Thursday evening focusing on election security and voting machines. • The speech is expected to further his unsubstantiated claims regarding widespread manipulation and rigging of U.S. elections.

• A federal judge ruled that racial and ethnic set-asides within the Digital Equity Act, part of President Biden’s 2021 budget-climate law, are unconstitutional. • The program aimed to distribute billions of dollars to expand broadband access in underserved areas, similar to historic rural electrification projects.

• President Donald Trump is scheduled to address the nation this Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, with a primary focus on election issues. • The address is expected to potentially revisit debunked conspiracy theories regarding his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden.

• Tensions are escalating as the U.S. and Iran exchange missile strikes, leading to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and rising global oil prices. • Israel reports that U.S. forces may shift their targeting strategy from Iranian military sites to civilian infrastructure following recent remarks by President Donald Trump on Fox News.

• Vice President JD Vance has urged Republicans to attach White House-backed voter identification legislation to a partisan funding bill for the Iran war. • The move aims to advance the administration's election priorities and appease President Donald Trump, who is expected to further challenge the 2020 election results.

• Former President Donald Trump is urging Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would mandate proof of citizenship for voter registration and require voter ID at polling stations. • The proposed legislation would force states to actively identify noncitizen voters and require individuals to confirm their U.S. citizenship status to participate in elections.

• The author argues that intellectual adherence to textualism is no longer a sufficient qualification for Republican Supreme Court nominees in the current post-judicial-filibuster era. • The piece highlights a shift in the conservative legal movement, suggesting that higher standards are necessary to maintain judicial integrity and legitimacy.

• The U.S. has expanded military strikes deep into Iran, while Tehran has responded with attacks on neighboring Gulf states. • In Khuzestan Province, official Valiollah Hayati reported that strikes caused structural damage to homes and shattered windows in the vicinity of Ahvaz.

• The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in favor of Spain, confirming that the country's amnesty law does not breach EU regulations or anti-terrorism rules. • The decision clears a legal path for the amnesty of Carles Puigdemont and other Catalan independence leaders who sought clemency for their roles in the 2017 independence bid.

• France’s National Assembly gave final approval on Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to access lethal medication. • The legislation follows years of intense national debate regarding end-of-life care and the rights of terminally ill patients.

• On 14 July, the European Union held intergovernmental conferences in Brussels to advance the membership process for four candidate nations: Albania, Montenegro, Moldova, and Ukraine. • These meetings served to ceremonially inaugurate or conclude specific negotiation tracks, representing the most significant enlargement effort in over two decades.