Oct 03 This New York bill would ban anonymous political ads on Facebook By Associated Press The proposed disclosure rules also would apply to mailed campaign advertisements. Continue reading
Sep 28 Twitter says it suspended accounts linked to Russia By Associated Press Social media company Twitter says it took action to suspend about two dozen accounts that were linked to fake, Russia-tied Facebook accounts were pushing divisive social and political issues during the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Sep 28 Wray installed as FBI director, replacing fired Comey By Associated Press The former high-ranking Justice Department official replaces James Comey, who was fired in May by President Donald Trump after fewer than four years on the job. Continue reading
Sep 28 Twitter to meet with House, Senate committees in Russia probe By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Social media giant Twitter will visit Capitol Hill Thursday as part of the House and Senate investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 elections. Continue reading
Sep 22 Hackers targeted election systems in 21 states, federal government says By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press States that told The Associated Press they had been targeted include Alabama, Colorado, Illinois, Maryland, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. In most cases, they had not known until notified Friday by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: James Comey delivers keynote address to Howard University students By Joshua Barajas Former FBI Director James Comey is expected to speak at Howard University at 11 a.m. ET today. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 1:18 News Wrap: Manafort offered ‘private briefings’ to Russian billionaire connected to the Kremlin By PBS News Hour News Wrap:Manafort offered briefings to Russian billionaire Blurb: In our news wrap Thursday, President Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, acknowledged that he offered “private briefings” to a Russian billionaire with Kremlin connections, but a spokesman said no briefings ever occurred. Continue watching
Sep 20 Mueller requests documents from White House in Russia probe By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Though the full scope of the investigation is not clear, the information requests make clear at least some of the areas that Mueller and his team of prosecutors intend to probe and reveal an interest in certain Trump decisions as… Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: Senate Intelligence Committee cancels private interview with Trump lawyer By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate investigators in the Russia probe cancelled a private interview with Trump attorney Michael Cohen after he released a public statement beforehand. Later, they invited him to testify in public. Also, in a revived effort… Continue watching
Sep 19 Facebook should testify in Russia probe, Senate intelligence chairman says By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate intelligence committee says Facebook should testify as part of its probe into Russian meddling in the U.S. election, and that the social media giant “seems to have been less than forthcoming” with Congress. Continue reading