McCain, Schumer urge unity in combating Russian interference in elections

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The U.S. can do more to repel Russian interference in the election process, say a bipartisan group of high-profile senators.

On Friday, reports came out that a secret CIA investigation determined that Russian government operatives attempted to tilt the 2016 presidential election in President-elect Trump’s favor by disseminating hacked emails from Democratic officials to the likes of WikiLeaks during the campaign season. The news drew swift condemnation from the Trump transition team.

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