Politics Nov 05 Russia and Iran ramping up influence campaigns targeting U.S. voters, federal agencies say The nation's federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation.
Politics Oct 23 Election officials confront tsunami of voting conspiracy theories “Truth is boring, facts are boring, and outrage is really interesting,” says Utah’s Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, a Republican who oversees elections in her state. “It’s like playing whack-a-mole with truth."…
Politics Sep 17 From panic buttons to bulletproof glass, U.S. election officials are preparing for threats Across the country, local election directors are beefing up their security in advance of Election Day on Nov. 5 to keep their workers and polling places safe while also ensuring that ballots and voting procedures won't be tampered with.
Politics Sep 11 Widespread problems with U.S. mail system could disrupt voting, election officials warn State and local election officials from across the country on Wednesday warned that problems with the nation's mail delivery system threaten to disenfranchise voters in the upcoming presidential election, telling the head of the U.S. Postal Service that it hasn't…
Politics Jul 14 A look at past presidential assassination attempts in American history Before Saturday’s apparent attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting U.S. presidents, former presidents and major party presidential candidates. Here's a look at some of them.
Nation Jun 10 Why election security experts are concerned about Nevada’s plan to expand electronic voting The ability to cast ballots electronically has the potential to boost turnout but raises security concerns.
Politics May 04 These Republicans have united to defend the legitimacy of U.S. elections and election officials Republican officials who believe in the legitimacy of elections have formed a group that's pushing back on the election lies and conspiracy theories that have persuaded a large share of their party that elections can't be trusted.
Politics Feb 08 Multiple threats to election systems prompt U.S. cybersecurity agency to boost cooperation with states State and local election officials face a growing list of security challenges. Among the most daunting are potential cyberattacks by foreign governments.
Politics Dec 28 Election officials prepare for a range of threats in 2024, from hostile countries to conspiracy theorists The list of security challenges keeps growing for election officials preparing for the 2024 presidential election. Many of the concerns from four years ago persist.
Politics Dec 05 Voting experts warn of ‘serious threats’ for 2024 from election equipment software breaches The letter to the FBI, Attorney General Merrick Garland, special counsel Jack Smith and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency asks for a federal probe and a risk assessment of voting machines used throughout the country.