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Russian ads, now publicly released, show sophistication of influence campaign
Lawmakers on Wednesday released a trove of ads that Russian operatives bought on Facebook, providing the fullest picture yet of how foreign actors sought to promote Republican Donald Trump, denigrate...
Clinton campaign, DNC tied to Russian dossier
The Hillary Clinton campaign and the Democratic National Committee helped fund research that resulted in a now-famous dossier containing allegations about Donald Trump's connections to Russia and possible coordination between...
Google uncovers Russian-bought ads on YouTube, Gmail and other platforms
Google for the first time has uncovered evidence that Russian operatives exploited the company's platforms in an attempt to interfere in the 2016 election, according to people familiar with the...
Trump’s company had more contact with Russia during campaign, according to documents turned over to investigators
Associates of President Donald Trump and his company have turned over documents to federal investigators that reveal two previously unreported contacts from Russia during the 2016 campaign, according to people...
Twitter shuts 201 accounts tied to Russian operatives
Twitter said Thursday it had shut down 201 accounts that were tied to the same Russian operatives who posted thousands of political ads on Facebook, but the effort frustrated lawmakers...
Obama tried to give Zuckerberg a wake-up call over fake news on Facebook
Nine days after Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg dismissed as "crazy" the idea that fake news on his company's social network played a key role in the U.S. election, President...
Manafort offered to give Russian billionaire “private briefings” on 2016 campaign
Less than two weeks before Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination, his campaign chairman offered to provide briefings on the race to a Russian billionaire closely aligned with the...
Special counsel is investigating Trump for possible obstruction of justice
The move by Robert S. Mueller III to investigate President Trump’s own conduct marks a major turning point in the nearly year-old FBI investigation.
Top intelligence official told associates Trump asked him if he could intervene with Comey on FBI Russia probe
The nation's top intelligence official told associates in March that President Donald Trump asked him if he could intervene with then-FBI Director James Comey to get the bureau to back...
Trump administration sought to block Sally Yates from testifying to Congress on Russia
The Trump administration sought to block former acting attorney general Sally Yates from testifying in the House investigation of possible links between Russian officials and Donald Trump's campaign, according to...