ABC, CNN and NBC were not planning to pre-empt regularly scheduled programming for the president’s remarks at 9 p.m. Fox News is set to carry it live.

The president promised major revelations on election integrity but largely revived familiar claims of fraud, criticized media outlets and urged passage of legislation that would curtail voting.

Donald Trump will address the nation on July16 in a televised speech that will reportedly focus on election security amid this year's midterms.

Homeland Security secretary Markwayne Mullin is threatening state officials who plan to resist President Donald Trump’s election program. During a news conference on Friday, Mullin warned states that refuse to cooperate with a federal election security effort could face increased federal scrutiny of their voting records and election officials.

Some major TV networks showed President Donald Trump’s prime-time address live on Thursday night while others pointedly did not — a divide that highlighted Trump’s long record of lying and renewed discussion about the news media’s responsibilities.

President Donald Trump is set to deliver a prime time address tonight regarding election security and the 2020 vote.

President Trump posted to social media a list of major U.S. military conflicts, noting their lengths and death tolls and seemingly implying the Iran war has not been overly time-consuming or bloody.