Tag: Elections

"The U.S. election landscape is made up of approximately 9,000 different state and local jurisdictions, providing a patchwork of laws, standards, processes, and voting machines," Ian Gray, an intelligence analyst for the firm, noted in a blog post. "This environment is a formidable challenge to any actor, nation-state or not, who seeks to substantially influence or alter the outcome of an election." (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Cybersecurity firm: Elections won’t stay hack-proof

Rudy Takala · November 7, 2016 6:01 pm

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is no normal presidential candidate. Many people like him because he's an outsider. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Beltway Confidential

3 ways people will freak out if Trump wins

Jason Russell · November 7, 2016 5:10 pm

It was not clear what type of rocket may have been used, but military officials believe it was a ballistic missile.(AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

National Security

Lights out? Fears of EMP Election Day attack, 50M in dark

Paul Bedard · November 7, 2016 12:14 pm

"We need change so badly. If we win on Nov. 8, and elect a Republican House and Senate, we can finally deliver the change the American people deserve." said Donald Trump. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Trump delivers GOP address: ‘We need change so badly’

Anna Giaritelli · November 5, 2016 10:00 am

A first-time voter in Arkansas discovered a major error on her ballot when she went to vote in Lonoke County this week: Hillary Clinton's name was spelled Hilliary, placing the word "liar" in the Democratic presidential nominee's first name. (screenshot)

Some Arkansas ballots have ‘liar’ in Hillary Clinton’s name

Anna Giaritelli · November 4, 2016 10:27 pm

Al Qaeda may be planning a terrorist attack in New York, Texas and Virginia on Monday, just a day before Election Day, CBS News reported. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

National Security

Report: Potential al Qaeda terror plotting the day before Election Day

Mariana Barillas · November 4, 2016 12:04 pm

Watch: Protesters grow violent over David Duke’s inclusion in Louisiana Senate debate

Anna Giaritelli · November 3, 2016 12:59 am

In the 2008 Democrat primary, Obama readily embraced sexism to sabotage Clinton's political machine. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)

Beltway Confidential

‘There’s a reason we haven’t had a woman president before,’ and it’s Barack Obama

Philip Wegmann · November 2, 2016 6:18 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has suggested that with inflation still subdued, the central bank may try to run a "high-pressure economy." (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Election to keep Fed sidelined this week, but investors expect hike in December

Joseph Lawler · November 1, 2016 2:51 pm

Former Republican presidential candidate John Kasich confessed on Monday evening that he wrote in Arizona Sen. John McCain for president on his early voting ballot instead of Republican nominee Donald Trump. (AP Photos)

John Kasich admits he voted for John McCain

Anna Giaritelli · October 31, 2016 11:51 pm

A Parade of Monsters and Ghouls

Michael Ramirez · October 30, 2016 3:24 pm

Ghouls

Michael Ramirez · October 28, 2016 6:15 am