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August 7, 2020 at 11:13 pm

US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials believe that Russia is using a variety of measures to denigrate Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden ahead of the... Updated 9:22 pm

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FILE – Voting booths for the primary election in Louisville, Ky., June 23, 2020. American intelligence officials issued a public warning on Friday that China is “expanding its influence efforts” in the U.S. ahead of the presidential election, along with Russia and Iran, but Democrats briefed on the intelligence charged that threat was far more urgent than the administration is claiming. (Erik Branch/The New York Times) XNYT172 XNYT172

August 7, 2020 at 11:56 am

US intel: Russia acting against Biden; China opposes Trump

Friday's statement is believed to be the most pointed declaration yet by the U.S. intelligence community linking the Kremlin to efforts to get Trump reelected....

August 2, 2020 at 5:06 am

Ransomware feared as possible saboteur for November election

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal authorities say one of the gravest threats to the November election is a well-timed ransomware attack that could paralyze voting operations....

July 30, 2020 at 12:32 pm

FBI: Review of surveillance applications found minor errors

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI said Thursday that it found mostly minor errors during a review of more than two dozen applications for national security...

July 30, 2020 at 11:08 am

Election officials game out worst-case scenarios in drills

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity agency this week hosted a three-day tabletop exercise aimed at helping local, state and federal officials...

July 30, 2020 at 9:39 am

Full appeals court to review dismissal of Michael Flynn case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The entire Washington-based federal appeals court is stepping into the legal dispute over former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn as it...

Healthcare workers test patients in their cars at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site run by the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Medicine and the Nevada National Guard, Friday, July 10, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) NYCD706 NYCD706

July 29, 2020 at 7:28 am

US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation

Between late May and early July, one U.S. official said, the websites published about 150 articles about the pandemic response, including coverage aimed either at...

July 29, 2020 at 4:24 am

US jabs Russia over claim of spreading virus disinformation

MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. officials say Russian intelligence officers are spreading disinformation about the coronavirus pandemic through English-language websites, trying to exploit a crisis that...

July 28, 2020 at 2:07 pm

US officials: Russia behind spread of virus disinformation

Two Russians who have held senior roles in Moscow’s military intelligence service have been identified as responsible for a disinformation effort directed at American and...

FILE – In this July 12, 2018 file photo, then-FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok, testifies before a House Judiciary Committee joint hearing on “oversight of FBI and Department of Justice actions surrounding the 2016 election” on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WX302 WX302

July 28, 2020 at 5:02 am

Ex-FBI agent Strzok due out with book about Trump, Russia

“Compromised: Counterintelligence and the Threat of Donald J. Trump,” due out Sept. 8, adds to the list of first-person accounts from other senior FBI and...

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