Jul 27 Russian hackers targeted 2016 Montana election, state official says By Matt Volz, Associated Press "While no votes were changed by the Russians in our 2016 election cycle, there was a clear and significant threat to our nation's ability to conduct fair elections," Secretary of State Corey Stapleton wrote. Continue reading
Jul 13 Read Mueller’s full indictment against 12 Russian officers for election interference By Erica R. Hendry The allegations came in the latest indictment from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the elections and possible ties to President Donald Trump's campaign, and days before Trump's scheduled meeting with Putin. Continue reading
Jul 02 AP fact check: Trump’s tax ‘miracle,’ immigration claims By Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press The president's statements capped a week of head-spinning assertion and dubious statements. Here's a closer look at his claims. Continue reading
May 31 Secret Service overpaid nearly $4 million for campaign flights during 2016 election By Colleen Long, Associated Press The Secret Service spent $17.1 million to include agents on flights chartered by the campaigns of Republicans Donald Trump and Ben Carson, and Democratic candidates Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Apr 20 Watch 5:01 Tom Perez on DNC lawsuit: Russian and Trump campaign conspiracy ‘abundantly clear to me’ In a lawsuit filed Friday, the Democratic National Committee alleges President Trump’s campaign, WikiLeaks and the Russian government took part in a massive plot to interfere in the 2016 presidential election by releasing stolen DNC emails. Why file the lawsuit… Continue watching
Apr 05 U.S. expected to hit Russia with more sanctions related to election meddling By Matthew Lee and Zeke Miller, Associated Press The sanctions will be implemented under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, known as CAATSA, which was passed last year in response to Russian meddling during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 9:25 In response to racist violence, more African Americans look to bear arms By PBS News Hour The National African American Gun Association, known as NAAG, has tripled its chapters from 14 to 42 since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, as more people of color join gun clubs and refute the NRA. Some say they are defending themselves… Continue watching
Mar 21 Facebook ‘made mistakes,’ Zuckerberg says of data scandal By Associated Press Zuckerberg is breaking more than four days of silence as he posts an update about the Cambridge Analytica scandal. Continue reading
Feb 28 Inside the study showing conservatives retweeted Russian trolls 30 times more often than liberals By Rashmi Shivni Computational social scientists found that 40,000 American Twitter users retweeted Russian trolls more than 80,000 times in a single month before the 2016 election. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 3:54 Are the Russia probe memos a sideshow? By PBS News Hour Democrats released an intelligence memo Saturday defending an FBI investigation into Russian meddling in rebuttal to a Republican memo that was issued three weeks ago, accusing the FBI of abusing its power. But NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield from… Continue watching