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Facebook critics want regulation, investigation after data misuse

David Ingram, Reuters
Posted at Mar 18 09:59 AM

Facebook Inc faced new calls for regulation from within US Congress and was hit with questions about personal data safeguards on Saturday after reports a political consultant gained inappropriate access to 50 million users' data starting in 2014. Read more »

U.S. House Republicans say probe found no evidence of collusion between Trump, Russia

Patricia Zengerle, Reuters
Updated as of Nov 19 11:15 PM

WASHINGTON - House Intelligence Committee Republicans said on Monday the panel had finished conducting interviews in its investigation of Russia and the 2016 U.S. election, and found no collusion between President Donald Trump's associates and Moscow's efforts to influence the campaign.   Read more »

Trump vows to 'counteract' any Russia election meddling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 07 07:12 AM

US President Donald Trump acknowledged Tuesday that Russia and "other countries" meddled in the 2016 presidential election that brought him to power, but vowed to make sure it would not happen again. Read more »

Trump says Russia succeeding in sowing US discord

Jim Watson and Jim Mannion, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 19 08:19 AM

President Donald Trump said Sunday that Russia was succeeding beyond its "wildest dreams" in sowing US discord but refrained once more from directly challenging Moscow on its election meddling. Read more »

Top Russian minister calls US election meddling claims 'blabber'

Michelle Fitzpatrick and Joseph Schmid, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 17 11:11 PM

The minister's comments came a day after the US indicted 13 Russians for running a secret campaign to sway the American vote. Read more »

Trump says Republican memo vindicates him in Russia probe

Ayesha Rascoe, Reuters
Posted at Feb 04 09:42 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that a controversial memo attacking federal law enforcement written by congressional Republicans vindicates him in the investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 US presidential election. Read more »

Trump says Putin 'means it' with election meddling denials

Aidan Jones and Jerome Cartillier, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 12 07:33 AM

President Donald Trump said Saturday he believed Vladimir Putin was being sincere when he denied meddling in the US election that propelled Trump to power, adding that the Russian leader felt "very insulted" by the allegations. Read more »

Trump: Putin told me 'he didn't meddle' in US election

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Nov 12 01:38 AM

United States President Donald Trump on Saturday said he was reassured by Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin that "he didn't meddle" in US elections that propelled the billionaire former reality star to the White House. Read more »

Twitter to label election ads after US regulatory threat

David Ingram, Reuters
Posted at Oct 25 08:43 AM

Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it would add labels to election-related advertisements and say who is behind each of them, after a threat of regulation from the United States over the lack of disclosure for political spending on social media. Read more »

Google uncovered Russia-backed ads on YouTube, Gmail- Washington Post

Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 07:47 PM

Google has discovered that Russian operatives spent tens of thousands of dollars on ads on YouTube, Google search, Gmail and other products, The Washington Post reported on Monday. Read more »

US special counsel's investigators met author of 'Trump dossier' -source

Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 10:09 AM

WASHINGTON - A former British spy who compiled a dossier with allegations that Russia helped Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election has met with investigators working for the special counsel on the case, a source familiar with the contact said on Thursday. Read more »

Russian group spent $274,000 on Twitter ads during U.S. election

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 29 05:30 AM

A Russian media group with links to the Moscow government spent $274,000 in 2016 on Twitter ads which may have been used to try to influence the US election, the social media firm said Thursday. Read more »

Trump advisor Stone ridicules Russia probe ahead of testimony

Paul Handley, Agence France Presse
Posted at Sep 27 10:42 AM

WASHINGTON - Veteran US political operative Roger Stone ridiculed the probe into Russian election interference and attacked Congress and the intelligence community Tuesday in testimony to lawmakers. Read more »

In campaign memoir, Hillary Clinton says won't 'sulk or disappear'

Ivan Couronne, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 06:39 PM

In her memoir, the 69-year-old assumes her share of responsibility for her shock loss — “My mistakes burn me up inside.” Read more »

Putin says US must cut 755 diplomatic staff, more measures possible

Polina Devitt and Yeganeh Torbati, Reuters
Posted at Jul 31 07:43 AM

President Vladimir Putin said the United States would have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people and that Moscow could consider additional measures against Washington as a response to new US sanctions approved by Congress.  Read more »

Russian envoy, at heart of US investigations, ends tenure in Washington

Reuters
Posted at Jul 23 10:29 AM

Russia's ambassador to Washington Sergei Kislyak, a key figure in ongoing US investigations into Moscow's meddling in the 2016 presidential election, ended his tenure on Saturday. Read more »

Trump: Comey sought leverage against me with dirty dossier

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 20 10:50 AM

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump accused fired FBI director James Comey on Wednesday of trying to create leverage with a dossier alleged to contain compromising information about the president. Read more »

Trump son met Russian to get dirt on Clinton

Andrew Beatty, Agence France Presse
Posted at Jul 11 08:12 AM

WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's eldest son on Monday admitted meeting a Russian lawyer to get dirt on his father's 2016 rival Hillary Clinton, thrusting the White House deep into another Russia-related scandal. Read more »

Trump, 2 Democrats criticize Obama's response to Russia hacking

Brian Knowlton, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 26 07:52 AM

President Donald Trump on Sunday stepped up his criticism of Barack Obama's response to concerns Russia was trying to disrupt the 2016 election, and some Democratic lawmakers agreed, with one calling the former leader's handling of the threat a "serious mistake." Read more »

In Twitter rant, Trump announces he's being investigated

Andrew Beatty, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 17 12:57 AM

As a special investigator filled out his legal team and prepared to begin interviews, Trump erupted furiously for a second consecutive day. Read more »