Nov 25 Special counsel moves to dismiss Trump's election interference and classified documents cases By Alanna Durkin Richer, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him. Continue reading
Nov 05 Western officials suspect Russia was behind a plot to put incendiary packages on cargo planes By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press The events come as Western officials say they are seeing an intensification of a hybrid war of sabotage by Russia targeting Ukraine’s allies, including election disinformation and arson attacks in Europe this year. Continue reading
Nov 05 FBI says bomb threats to several states are non-credible, sent from Russian domains By Associated Press The FBI did not identify the states in question, but Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said earlier Tuesday that the state’s election process had snuffed out some bomb threats that he said came from Russia. Continue reading
Nov 05 Russia and Iran ramping up influence campaigns targeting U.S. voters, federal agencies say By Christina A. Cassidy, Ali Swenson, Associated Press The nation's federal law enforcement and election security agencies are debunking two new examples of Russian election disinformation. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 6:42 How election workers are fighting back against bad actors trying to undermine the process By William Brangham From rampant disinformation, foreign adversaries trying to sew chaos and ballot boxes set ablaze, there are many bad actors trying to undermine our elections process. There’s also an army of non-partisan election officials who are collecting ballots and pushing back,… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 4:10 Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney as Trump repeats false 2020 election claims By Laura Barrón-López, Eliot Barnhart Both presidential candidates took their campaigns to the Midwest on Thursday fighting for crucial wins across the so-called Blue Wall. Vice President Kamala Harris campaigned with Liz Cheney in Wisconsin and former President Trump gave a familiar, and false, rallying… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:35 Jan. 6 committee member Lofgren weighs in on unsealed Trump evidence By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Recently unsealed evidence revealed new details in Donald Trump's 2020 election interference case. Rep. Zoe Lofgren was one of the lawmakers tasked with investigating Jan. 6 and what led to it. She joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more. Continue watching
Sep 18 FBI says Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden campaign in stolen Trump info By Eric Tucker, David Klepper, Associated Press The announcement is the latest effort to call out what officials say is Iran’s brazen, ongoing work to interfere in the 2024 election, including a hack-and-leak campaign that the FBI and other federal agencies linked last month to Tehran. Continue reading
Sep 12 Judge tosses more counts against Trump and others in Georgia election case, 32 counts remain By Kate Brumback, Associated Press The judge overseeing the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others on Thursday tossed out three counts in the indictment — including two counts brought against the former president — saying that they lie beyond the state’s jurisdiction. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 4:53 Trump attorneys and prosecutors clash over key details of his election interference case By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Key details at the center of former President Trump’s election interference criminal case were debated in a Washington courtroom Thursday. Judge Tanya Chutkan declined to slow down proceedings in the case, giving prosecutors a chance to unseal crucial, and potentially… Continue watching