Jun 22 President Trump appears to dispute Russian interference in 2016 election By Vivian Salama, Associated Press President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on the assessment of 17 U.S. intelligence agencies that blame Russia for election meddling, questioning Thursday why the Obama administration didn't try to stop it. Continue reading
Feb 26 New Dem Party chairman Perez pledges to repair, unite party By Hope Yen and Bill Barrow, Associated Press Newly elected Democratic national chairman Tom Perez pledged on Sunday to unite a fractured party and rebuild at all levels from "school board to the Senate."… Continue reading
Feb 24 Why does the Democratic Party chair race matter? By Bill Barrow, Associated Press National Democrats will elect a new chair whose task is to steady a reeling party and capitalize on the widespread opposition to Republican President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Feb 22 DNC race remains tight as energized Democrats combat Trump By Lisa Lerer and Bill Barrow, Associated Press A tight race between former Labor Secretary Tom Perez and Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota marks the first heavily contested battle to run the organization in recent history, a reflection of a newly energized Democratic Party struggling to find the… Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 7:46 Security company releases new evidence of Russian role in DNC hack By PBS News Hour U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded Russia was behind the hack of the DNC and others, but haven't made the evidence public. The private cyber security company that uncovered the hack has unveiled new details it says confirms Russian military intelligence… Continue watching
Dec 15 Labor Secretary Tom Perez enters race for DNC chair By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced his bid to head the Democratic National Committee, casting himself as the candidate best able to speak to "the big tent" of a decimated and dispirited Democratic Party. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch News Wrap: Rep. Keith Ellison announces run for DNC chief By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, the race for chair of the Democratic National Committee heated up as the Minnesota Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim member of Congress, announced he’s running, joining former former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Also, in… Continue watching
Oct 24 With email dumps, WikiLeaks probes the limits of full transparency By Raphael Satter, Associated Press WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange first outlined the hypothesis nearly a decade ago: Can total transparency defeat an entrenched group of insiders?… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 6:17 News Wrap: U.S. blames Russia for DNC, election hacking By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. formally accused the Russian government of hacking Democratic political websites and state voting systems in an effort to interfere with elections. Also, Russia moved to keep its troops in Syria. Lawmakers in Moscow… Continue watching
Oct 07 U.S. accuses Russia of hacking political sites By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The U.S. is accusing Russia of hacking political sites, saying it is trying to interfere with the upcoming presidential election. Continue reading