Jun 21 Jeh Johnson says hacking didn’t alter ballot counts By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson says cyberattacks orchestrated by the Russian government did not alter any ballots, ballot counts or the reporting of election results. But Johnson tells the House Intelligence committee that he doesn’t know whether… Continue reading
May 24 Watch 5:19 How a baseless conspiracy theory grew around Seth Rich’s murder By PBS NewsHour The story of Seth Rich's death, and the baseless conspiracy that grew from it, is a story of how fake news spreads. From websites and online forums like Reddit to primetime cable TV, people claimed he was the source of… Continue watching
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 25 Former Labor Secretary Perez voted DNC chairman By Associated Press The Democratic National Committee is meeting in Atlanta and on the agenda is the election of a new chairman to lead the party in the era of 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
Oct 14 Pence says campaign is preparing ‘evidence’ of Trump’s innocence By Steve Peoples and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump insists he never even met some of the women now accusing him of sexual assault, and his running mate said Friday the campaign is working on producing evidence the claims are false. Continue reading
Oct 08 U.S. turns up heat on Russia as ties deteriorate By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Obama administration accused Russia of hacking of American political sites to try to interfere in the upcoming presidential election. Continue reading
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
Aug 01 Why Khizr Khan pulled out his copy of the U.S. Constitution on stage at the DNC By Daniel Bush Donald Trump should show more “patience and tolerance” for criticism, according to Khizr Khan, the father of a slain U.S. soldier who has come under attack from Trump after rebuking the Republican nominee at the DNC last week. In an… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 8:00 Clinton’s campaign and the DCCC are cyber hacked — was it the Russians? By PBS NewsHour Clinton’s campaign and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee have been cyber hacked. Sources told the NewsHour the DCCC hacker is the same as one that hit the Democratic National Committee. U.S. intel officials believe they’re Russian. Judy Woodruff talks with… Continue watching