Fake social media accounts spread pro-Iran messages during U.S. midterms, cybersecurity firm says
A network of fake social media accounts impersonated political candidates and journalists to spread messages in support of Iran and against U.S. President Donald Trump around the 2018 congressional elections, cybersecurity firm FireEye Inc. said on Tuesday. The findings show how unidentified, possibly government-backed, groups ...
High-profile U.S. elections could be headed to recounts, legal action
High-profile elections in Georgia, Florida and Arizona remained unresolved on Thursday, two days after the vote, with the prospects of legal challenges and recounts setting the stage for possible weeks of uncertainty. The undecided races will not tip the balance in either chamber of Congress ...
In case you missed it: Trump's awkward response to a Japanese reporter
A reporter, whose question Trump brusquely dismissed as incomprehensible, prompted an array of reactions from those watching the scene unfold.
Republican Brian Kemp's campaign said on Wednesday he had won Georgia's high-profile governor's race, but Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams vowed not to concede until all ballots were counted. "Simply put, it is mathematically impossible for Stacey Abrams to win or force a run-off election," Kemp ...
Democrats will use their new majority in the U.S. House of Representatives to reverse what they see as a hands-off approach by Republicans toward President Donald Trump's foreign policy, and push for tougher dealings with Russia, Saudi Arabia and North Korea. Rep. Eliot Engel, the ...
U.S. women voters drive Democratic House victories, Republican Senate gains: Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. women increased their support for Democratic candidates for the House of Representatives, providing an anticipated swing to help the party take control of the chamber, according to a Reuters/Ipsos Election Day poll. Fifty-five percent of women said they backed a Democrat for the House ...
Twitter study finds coordinated pattern in misleading posts on U.S. voter fraud
With the U.S. midterm elections days away, researchers have identified what they called a coordinated network of Twitter accounts that are pushing false and misleading narratives about election integrity with hashtags like #VoterFraud. They found a core of 200 accounts that tweeted or were mentioned ...
Trump claims China election meddling that cyberfirms don't see
U.S. President Donald Trump has said China is interfering with the November midterm elections, but the findings of top cybersecurity firms are casting doubt on his claims. "We haven't observed any evidence of Chinese targeting the midterms or anything that would be relevant to upcoming ...
With Kavanaugh probe firing up Republican base, Trump likely a winner whether judge confirmed or not
The ugly partisan brawl over U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation remains undecided, but President Donald Trump appears likely to come out on top regardless of the outcome. If Kavanaugh is confirmed by the Senate in a vote planned for Saturday, Trump will have ...
