Trump administration cuts teams that fight foreign election interference
The Trump administration this week eliminated much of the federal government’s front line of defense against foreign ...
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China-Linked WeChat Accounts Target Chrystia Freeland in Canadian Election Interference
A Canadian task force reported that malicious news articles originating from Chinese social media attempted to discredit ...
Canada task force says Freeland, running to replace Trudeau, targeted by China-linked campaign
A Canadian task force said on Friday that malicious news articles originating on Chinese social media tried to disparage former Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who is running to replace Prime ...
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Federal unit uncovers 'malicious' effort tied to China aimed at Chrystia Freeland
A federal unit that tracks suspected foreign interference has uncovered a "co-ordinated and malicious" effort — possibly launched by China — against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland.
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Freeland Liberal leadership campaign targeted by foreign interference: task force
The federal body tasked with monitoring elections for foreign interference says it has briefed Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland’s campaign about a Chinese-backed operation spreading ...
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Pam Bondi kills FBI policy for investigating foreign election interference
President Donald Trump's new attorney general is shutting down a longstanding FBI enforcement policy to safeguard U.S. elections from foreign interference campaigns, NBC News reported on Thursday. The ...
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Trump Attorney General Orders FBI to Shut Down Foreign Election Interference Task Force: Report
A team within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) tasked with investigating foreign interference in U.S. elections will reportedly be disbanded soon in accordance with an order made by incoming ...
Attorney General Bondi cuts back on programs that ran afoul of Trump
Attorney General Pam Bondi, in some of her first moves on the job, is shifting the Justice Department’s national security ...
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Germany: nearly 90% of voters fear manipulation
German voters are overwhelmingly concerned about foreign election interference according to a new poll published by the Brussels-based digital industry association Bitkom . Overall, the poll found ...
"An invitation to foreign actors": Bondi tells DOJ to quit worrying about foreign lobbying campaigns
“Taken together these changes are an invitation to foreign actors to interfere in American affairs," Aaron Zelinsky, a former ...
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“Trump’s Justice Department shutters specialized FBI team combatting foreign election interference threats”
CNN: The FBI is preparing to disband a team of specialists charged with combatting foreign threats to US elections, a source familiar tells CNN. The shuttering of the FBI Foreign Influence Task Force ...
Nearly 90% of Germans fear foreign election interference, finds survey
Nearly 90% of Germans believe foreign actors, primarily from Russia and the U.S., are trying to influence upcoming national ...