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Russian hacking of US election

Former Special Counsel Robert Mueller testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about his report on Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in the Rayburn House Office Building July 24, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP)
March 21, 2026, 10:30 pm
Robert Mueller, who probed Russia’s 2016 election meddling, dies; Trump: ‘Good, I’m glad’
US president fetes ex-official’s death: ‘He can no longer hurt innocent people!’; Mueller, 81, served in Vietnam, led the FBI for 12 years after 9/11
By Reuters
The logo for Facebook appears on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York's Times Square, March 29, 2018. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew, File)
October 23, 2021, 6:26 am
New whistleblower accuses Facebook of mishandling Russian election interference
Unidentified complainant tells US authorities social media giant prioritized profits over stopping problematic content during 2016 US presidential campaign
By AFP
US President Donald Trump, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin arrive for a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP)
January 29, 2021, 1:51 pm
KGB groomed Trump as an asset for 40 years, former Russian spy says
New book interviewing Yuri Shvets and many other sources alleges Moscow rescued Trump’s businesses with laundered funds, directly tying this to ex-president’s affinity for Putin
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: White nationalist demonstrators in Lee Park in Charlottesville, Virginia, August 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
December 16, 2020, 4:38 am
Russian trolls stoke online anti-Semitism when tensions peak in US, report finds
New survey by online research group shows that anti-Jewish hatred targeting Soros, Kushner and others is key feature of Russian disinformation campaigns on social media
By Ben Sales
Election workers sort returned ballots at the King County Elections office in Renton, Washington, Oct. 20, 2020. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
October 23, 2020, 5:25 am
US officials say Russian hackers targeting state, local government networks
FBI and Homeland Security say upcoming election not under threat, but warning about hacking amplifies fears of tampering and undermining public confidence in vote
By Eric Tucker
A woman drops off a vote-by-mail ballot with an election worker, right, at an official ballot drop box outside of an early voting site, October 20, 2020, in Miami Beach, Florida (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
October 22, 2020, 3:23 am
US intelligence says Iran sending emails, trying to intimidate American voters
Both Tehran and Moscow obtained voter registration with the goal of interfering in election; FBI director says US will impose costs on any foreign countries interfering in vote
By Frank Bajak and Eric Tucker
A poster showing six wanted Russian military intelligence officers is displayed as Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division John Demers, left, takes the podium to speak at a news conference at the Department of Justice, October 19, 2020, in Washington. Also pictured is US Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania Scott Brady, center. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, pool)
October 20, 2020, 1:48 am
US charges Russian intel officers in vast hacking campaign
Six suspects, not in US custody, targeted French election, Ukraine, Olympics; was behind ‘most disruptive, destructive series of computer attacks ever attributed to single group’
By Chris Lefkow
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., left, accompanied by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, right, speaks before a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on election security on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 21, 2018. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
August 18, 2020, 7:49 pm
Senate panel finds Russia interfered in the 2016 US election to help Trump
While detailing eagerness of Trump associates to exploit Kremlin aid, bi-partisan investigation does not say whether there is clear evidence of collusion on behalf of the campaign
By Eric Tucker and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Democratic presidential hopeful Senator Bernie Sanders speaks at a campaign event at Valley High School in Santa Ana, Calif., Feb. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
February 22, 2020, 1:05 am
Sanders blasts Russia amid reports Moscow helping his campaign
Democratic presidential hopeful tells Russians to ‘stay out of American elections’ as Trump pushes back against reports Putin trying to help him win
By Steve Peoples
Roger Stone, the former adviser to President Donald Trump, arrives on the second week of his trial at the E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse on November 12, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
November 12, 2019, 8:19 pm
Witness: Roger Stone wanted to ‘debrief’ Kushner on DNC email hack
Trump confidant is on trial for allegedly lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing House probe into campaign’s ties to Russia
By MICHAEL BALSAMO, Matthew Barakat and Eric Tucker
Hillary Clinton listens during a lecture on foreign policy at Rackham Auditorium, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019 in Ann Arbor, Mich.(Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP)
October 18, 2019, 11:18 pm
Clinton says Russia is ‘grooming’ US Democrat for third-party 2020 run
Warning of Trump re-election, former secretary of state implies Moscow will use its ‘favorite’ candidate Tulsi Gabbard to divide American electorate
By AFP
US President Donald Trump arrives for a press conference in New York, September 25, 2019, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly. (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
September 27, 2019, 10:24 am
White House dusting off Mueller playbook as pressure mounts
Caught off guard by impeachment inquiry, Trump and his team are turning to old tactics in their response to explosive whistleblower complaint
By Jonathan Lemire and Zeke Miller
White House Senior Adviser Jared Kushner, right, listens as US President Donald Trump, left, announces a revamped North American free trade deal, in the Rose Garden of the White House on October 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
July 12, 2019, 1:07 pm
House committee votes to subpoena Jared Kushner and others as Trump probe widens
Jerry Nadler’s judiciary body issues a dozen new summons in bid to examine Russian interference into 2016 election and other scandals
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: The logo of US social network company Twitter displayed on the screen of a smartphone, May 2, 2019. (LOIC VENANCE / AFP)
June 13, 2019, 7:59 pm
Twitter deletes thousands of accounts linked to Iran government
More than 200 of the accounts originating in Iran ‘directly engaged with discussions related to Israel,’ social network says
By Agencies
US President Donald Trump attends a Polish-American reception with Polish President Andrzej Duda in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday June 12, 2019. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
June 13, 2019, 2:47 am
Trump says he’d ‘want to hear’ foreign dirt on 2020 rivals
US president says he would be under no obligation to report such an offer to FBI; ‘There’s nothing wrong with listening,’ he says
By Zeke Miller and Jill Colvin
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