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Senate panel backs assessment that Russia interfered in 2016
This is the fourth of five reports the Senate panel will release on the subject.
Dems to Trump: Cancel Putin meeting over hacking indictments
Democrats in Congress are pressuring President Trump to cancel his meeting with Vladimir Putin in the wake of indictments against a dozen Russians who meddled in U.S. elections.
By Joe Gould
House GOP steps up FBI criticism in wake of internal report
The stepped-up criticism comes after the department’s internal watchdog released a report criticizing the FBI’s handling of the 2016 probe into Democrat Hillary Clinton’s emails, but saying that political bias didn’t affect the outcome.
Director: FBI won’t repeat errors noted in watchdog report
The report blasted FBI actions during the 2016 investigation into whether Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, had mishandled classified information on her private email server when she was secretary of state.
McCain book: US should consider cyberattack to punish Putin
In his book, set to launch later this month, Sen. John McCain says it’s time for America to go on the offensive in the information war with Russia.
By Joe Gould
Watchdog report: Ex-FBI deputy director misled investigators
The report alleges that McCabe authorized FBI officials to speak with a Wall Street Journal reporter for a story about an investigation into the Clinton Foundation, in violation of agency rules, and then misled FBI and Justice Department officials when later questioned about it.
How Twitter bots affected the US presidential campaign
About one in every five election-related tweets from Sept. 16 to Oct. 21, 2016, was generated by computer software programs called “social bots,” according to a research assistant professor of computer science, University of Southern California.
By Emilio Ferrara, University of Southern California
Russians charged with meddling in 2016 presidential race
The indictment alleges that Russians used bogus social media postings and advertisements fraudulently purchased in the name of Americans to sway political opinion in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
White House: FBI records show 'extreme bias' against Trump
The White House said Friday newly revealed FBI records show there is “extreme bias” against President Donald Trump among senior leadership at the FBI. The accusation came hours before Trump was scheduled to speak at the FBI training academy in Quantico, Virginia.
By Zeke Miller, The Associated Press