Philip Ewing
Stories
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Technology
Facebook And Big Tech Meet With Feds To Confer About 2020 Election Security
The conference with the FBI and U.S. intelligence and security officials in California reflected a new consensus about the need to prepare against attacks aimed at the next election.
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Politics
What You Need To Know About Fake Video, Audio And The 2020 Election
While "deepfakes" or other manipulated digital material could appear to show events that never happened, their existence also gives politicians the opportunity to cast doubt on reality.
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Politics
What You Need To Know About Foreign Interference And The 2020 Election
The threat from cyberattacks and social media agitation isn't going away, security officials warn — but there could be new twists as President Trump battles Democrats for the White House.
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Politics
DOJ: Comey Violated Policy On His Trump Memos — But Won't Be Prosecuted
An inspector general investigation concluded that former FBI Director James Comey broke rules governing the handling of documents that described his now-famous exchanges with President Trump.
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Politics
FACT CHECK: Did Harry Truman Really Try To Buy Greenland Back In The Day?
The Truman administration saw huge strategic value in the island as a geographic bulwark against the Soviet Union. Ultimately, the U.S. got access to Greenland without needing to purchase it.
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Politics
Key Senators So Far Silent On John Ratcliffe, Trump's Pick For New Top Spy
Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats is a former member of Congress and remained popular on Capitol Hill. John Ratcliffe, the president's new pick, is a comparative newcomer.
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Politics
In A Bitterly Divided Nation, Will Robert Mueller's Testimony Change Any Minds?
Democrats reeled in their white whale at last, but he fought against being the prize they wanted.
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Politics
Key Takeaways From Mueller's Testimony Before The House Intelligence Committee
What did former special counsel Robert Mueller reveal on Wednesday about intelligence perils for the United States and ongoing threats to election security?
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Politics
Mueller Testifies On Capitol Hill About 2016 Election Interference
Former special counsel Robert Mueller didn't want to appear, but lawmakers insisted that he tell his story in public to the House judiciary and intelligence committees.
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Politics
6 Questions Congress May Ask Robert Mueller During His Testimony
In two separate hearings on Wednesday, Democrats want Americans who haven't read Mueller's findings to see and hear them instead. Republicans want to take the former special counsel down a peg.