Jun 13 Watch 11:58 Why Trump’s view of accepting foreign opposition research is ‘textbook illegal’ President Trump has caused a new outcry by declaring that he would accept information about a political opponent provided by a foreign government. The admission comes after Robert Mueller warned of significant Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. Yamiche… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch 6:31 What came out of the Mueller report? Here’s what you need to know in 6 minutes After nearly two years, what did the Mueller probe find? First, the 448-page report is loaded with examples of how the Russians attacked the 2016 election. And though Robert Mueller found that the Trump campaign did not conspire or coordinate… Continue watching
Jun 03 Watch 6:17 Inside the Mueller report, a sophisticated Russian interference campaign The 448-page Mueller report contains copious detail about how Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, both by using social media to influence American voters with misinformation and by hacking into the Clinton campaign’s computers. Russian operatives also connected… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 8:32 How the attorney general arrived at his Mueller report conclusions Republicans say the attorney general's four-page summary of the Mueller report exonerates President Trump on obstruction of justice. Democrats counter that William Barr’s analysis is not sufficient to answer that question. Judy Woodruff talks to Neal Katyal, former acting solicitor… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 7:15 How the government is guarding against 2018 election threats Officials in every state will be watching Tuesday's voting process intensely in the face of numerous threats and prior attempts to meddle with American elections. What threats are they guarding against, and where are the threats coming from? Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Oct 19 Russian woman charged with U.S. election interference By Deb Riechmann, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The Justice Department unsealed the criminal complaint soon after U.S. intelligence agencies asserted that Russia, China, Iran and other countries were engaged in continuous efforts to influence American policy and voters. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Putin says election meddling ‘nonsense’ risks poisoning U.S.-Russia relations By Larisa Epatko Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that “all this nonsense” -- that Moscow interfered in the 2016 U.S. election in order to make Donald Trump president -- must stop. Continue reading
Sep 12 Trump signs executive order approving sanctions for foreigners meddling in U.S. elections By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press With the midterm elections now two months away, National Intelligence Director Dan Coats said the U.S. is not currently seeing the intensity of Russian intervention that was experienced in 2016, but didn't rule it out. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg testify to Congress on foreign election interference By Mary Clare Jalonick, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better protect their social networks against manipulation during the 2018 midterm elections and… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 4:51 Facebook grapples with evolving threat in the countdown to midterm elections Facebook said on Tuesday that it has removed 32 fake, coordinated accounts that appeared to be designed to try and influence voters with misinformation and divisive messages on cultural issues -- and they could be connected to Russia. John Yang… Continue watching