By By Tal Kopan, CNN Tue October 11, 2016 Washington (CNN) More states and local election boards have asked the Department of Homeland Security to help with cybersecurity, the department announced Monday night. The total, which has been steadily rising in recent weeks, has reached 33 state and 11 county or local election agencies, DHS said. More […]
By DAVID E. SANGER and CHARLIE SAVAGE OCT. 7, 2016 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Friday formally accused the Russian government of stealing and disclosing emails from the Democratic National Committee and a range of other institutions and prominent individuals, immediately raising the issue of whether President Obama would seek sanctions or other retaliation. CLICK IMAGE for direct link to story. In […]
By BEN SCHRECKINGER and JULIA IOFFE 10/07/16 A Republican lobbyist was earning hundreds of thousands of dollars to promote one of Vladimir Putin’s top geopolitical priorities at the same time he was helping to shape Donald Trump’s first major foreign policy speech. In the first two quarters of 2016, the firm of former Reagan administration official Richard Burt received […]
Release Date: October 7, 2016 DHS Press Office Contact: 202-282-8010 The U.S. Intelligence Community (USIC) is confident that the Russian Government directed the recent compromises of e-mails from US persons and institutions, including from US political organizations. The recent disclosures of alleged hacked e-mails on sites like DCLeaks.com and WikiLeaks and by the Guccifer 2.0 online persona are […]
DAVID CAY JOHNSTON 10.03.16 8:41 AM ET The big New York Times scoop that Donald Trump used $916 million of tax losses to enjoy many income tax-free years raised a question the newspaper didn’t try to answer: How did Trump do it? Trump, the only major-party presidential nominee in four decades to keep all his tax returns secret, insists “there’s […]
Michael Isikoff Chief Investigative Correspondent September 23, 2016 CLICK IMAGE for link to story. U.S. intelligence officials are seeking to determine whether an American businessman identified by Donald Trump as one of his foreign policy advisers has opened up private communications with senior Russian officials — including talks about the possible lifting of economic sanctions if the […]
By Marshall Cohen and Tom LoBianco, CNN Fri September 23, 2016 Washington (CNN)A series of high-profile breaches and warnings from national intelligence leaders has elections directors in critical battleground states seeking federal help against possible cyberattacks. Officials in Pennsylvania and Ohio tell CNN they are working closely with the Department of Homeland Security to protect their elections […]
By Julia Ioffe September 23rd, 2016 CLICK IMAGE for link to story. In March, in a bold “Oh yeah?” moment during an interview with the Washington Post’s editorial board, Donald Trump took the paper’s dare and revealed, then and there, his very short list of foreign policy advisers. There were just five, though he said, “I have quite […]
Allan Smith Sep. 10, 2016, 2:13 PM Donald Trump is again under fire for warm comments he directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin, this time calling him a stronger leader than US President Barack Obama at a national-security forum this week. “If he says great things about me, I’m going to say great things about him,” […]
By DAVID E. SANGER AUG. 29, 2016 The Senate minority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, asked the F.B.I. on Monday to investigate evidence suggesting that Russia may try to manipulate voting results in November. In a letter to the F.B.I. director, James B. Comey Jr., Mr. Reid wrote that the threat of Russian interference “is more extensive than is widely known […]
