Tag: Elections

People stand outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington.

DNC admits hack attack reported to FBI was false alarm

Caitlin Yilek · August 23, 2018 10:05 am

Former Facebook security chief: 'It's too late to protect the 2018 elections'

Allison Elyse Gualtieri · August 22, 2018 10:57 pm

Scott Walker and Tammy Baldwin.

Scott Walker in dead heat, Tammy Baldwin holds slim lead in new Wisconsin poll

Naomi Lim · August 22, 2018 9:07 pm

From left, Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., the ranking member of the Ways and Means Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., hold a news conference on Capitol Hill to respond to the Republican tax reform plan in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017.

Democrats will do better playing by the rules than denouncing the rules

Michael Barone · August 22, 2018 8:07 pm

A young boy wears headphones while sitting in front of several computer monitors.

No, teens didn’t just ‘hack an election’

Washington Examiner · August 22, 2018 4:00 am

Some of the earlier Facebook and Instagram ads linked to a Russian effort to disrupt the American political process and stir up tensions around divisive social issues.

Lawmakers fear US foes using ‘Kremlin’s playbook’ for social media

James Langford · August 22, 2018 1:17 am

Voters in Brooklyn, New York, cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election. As worries about interference in this year's midterm vote climb, Microsoft is introducing new tools to safeguard data for candidates and campaigns.

Microsoft adds campaign-security tools as Big Tech battles Russian cyberattacks

James Langford · August 21, 2018 10:35 pm

RETRANSMISSION TO CORRECT SPELLING OF SCHOOL TO MARJORY - David Hogg, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas speaks outside a Publix Supermarket in Coral Springs, Fla., Friday, May 25, 2018. Students from the Florida high school where 17 people were shot and killed earlier this year plan a "die in" protest at a supermarket chain that backs a gubernatorial candidate allied with the National Rifle Association. Shortly before the the "die-in " Publix announced that is will suspect political donations.

David Hogg pillories Democrats for not embracing young people

Mandy Mayfield · August 21, 2018 8:34 pm

#MeToo Hypocrisy and How to Lose an Easy Election

TWS Podcast · August 21, 2018 5:08 pm

Protesters display a sign that reads "Abolish ICE" during a rally in front of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, July 2, 2018. Protesters who were blocking the entrance to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in downtown Los Angeles have been led away in handcuffs. A group of 17 protesters sat down in the street, blocking the entrance to the facility Monday morning. The protesters, including faith and community leaders, locked arms and chanted, "Shut down ICE!"

Beltway Confidential

Between ‘build the wall’ and ‘abolish ICE’ polarization on immigration stalls progress

Erin Dunne · August 21, 2018 5:01 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin, attends a meeting during the 5th Caspian summit in Aktau, the Caspian Sea port in Kazakhstan, Sunday, Aug. 12, 2018.

Beltway Confidential

Russia is messing with the US again. Trump needs to counterpunch

Tom Rogan · August 21, 2018 2:05 pm

Michael Avenatti, attorney for Stormy Daniels, talks to reporters as he leaves court in New York.

Michael Avenatti shows up at the VMAs, says he’s ‘serious’ about challenging Trump in 2020

Diana Stancy Correll · August 21, 2018 1:22 am