The crowd at Pete Buttigieg's announcement of his presidential campaign in his hometown of South Bend, Idiana. The crowd at Pete Buttigieg's announcement of his presidential campaign in his hometown of South Bend, Idiana. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Whitten Sabbatini Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Whitten Sabbatini Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 The crowd at Pete Buttigieg's announcement of his presidential campaign in his hometown of South Bend, Idiana. The crowd at Pete Buttigieg's announcement of his presidential campaign in his hometown of South Bend, Idiana. Photo: Photo For The Washington Post By Whitten Sabbatini Buttigieg's struggle to connect with African Americans goes back to college … [Read more...] about Buttigieg’s struggle to connect with African Americans goes back to college days
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House Judiciary Committee calls for Trump’s removal in 658-page impeachment report;
Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your Monday ... House Judiciary Committee releases impeachment report; Senate Dems send witness wish list for impeachment trialPresident Trump is a threat to the Constitution and should be removed from office, according to the committee's 658-page report on the articles of impeachment resolution against Trump that was submitted early Monday. Video The majority wrote that President Trump abused his office by soliciting the interference of Ukraine in the 2020 election and then obstructed the impeachment inquiry into his conduct. The report was released at 12:30 a.m. ET., and included a dissent from the committee's minority that called the case for impeachment "not only weak but dangerously lowers the bar for future impeachments." Trump and the White House repeatedly have denied he did anything wrong. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of N.Y., calls on a reporter during a news … [Read more...] about House Judiciary Committee calls for Trump’s removal in 658-page impeachment report;
Leaked: Secret Documents From Russia’s Election Trolls
The Kremlin-backed troll farm at the center of Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. election has quietly suffered a catastrophic security breach, The Daily Beast has confirmed, in a leak that spilled new details of its operations onto obscure corners of the internet. The Russian “information exchange” Joker.Buzz, which auctions off often stolen or confidential information, advertised a leak for a large cache of the Internet Research Agency’s (IRA) internal documents. It includes: names of Americans, activists in particular, whom the organization specifically targeted; American-based proxies used to access Reddit and the viral meme site 9Gag; and login information for troll farm accounts. Even the advertisement for the document dump provides a trove of previously unknown information about the breadth of Russia’s disinformation effort in the United States, including rallies pushed by IRA social media accounts that turned violent. While special counsel … [Read more...] about Leaked: Secret Documents From Russia’s Election Trolls
After Mueller’s Indictments, an Interview With a Mole Who Was Inside Russia’s Pro-Trump Troll Factory
MOSCOW—When Lyudmila Savchuk read the U.S. federal grand jury indictment of 13 Russians accused of interfering in the the 2016 U.S. elections and other crimes, including bank fraud and identity theft, she was disappointed. All of those named by special counsel Robert Mueller were connected to the Internet Research Agency, also known by its infamous sobriquet the Troll Factory. Savchuk used to work there, and Mueller’s list, she said, should include hundreds of people. “I am super excited to see the indictment, but for now 13 trolls sounds like a joke,” Savchuk told The Daily Beast on Sunday, after she read and studied the 37-page document. Since 2015 Savchuk and her Internet World team of 15 anti-trolling experts have been running their own investigation of the Factory’s methods. They’ve looked at the way it hired “bot drivers” to create slanted or completely fictitious posts that automated networks could spread like wildfire across … [Read more...] about After Mueller’s Indictments, an Interview With a Mole Who Was Inside Russia’s Pro-Trump Troll Factory
George W. Bush: Russia Definitely Meddled in the 2016 Election
George W. Bush has risked the ire of Donald Trump by saying there’s “pretty clear evidence” that Russia interfered in the 2016 election. In an unusually forceful series of comments, the former president took further aim at Vladimir Putin—saying the Russian president had “chip on his shoulder.” Although Bush didn’t mention Trump by name, his comments are likely to anger the current White House resident, who has repeatedly insisted Russia made no attempt to influence the 2016 election. Bush also criticized the hardline immigration policies favored by the Trump administration. Speaking Thursday at an event in Abu Dhabi, Bush said: “There’s pretty clear evidence that the Russians meddled. Whether they affected the outcome is another question.” The former president added: “It’s problematic that a foreign nation is involved in our election system. Our democracy is only as good as people trust the results.” … [Read more...] about George W. Bush: Russia Definitely Meddled in the 2016 Election