Us Elections 2016

Donald Trump Plans To Pardon Former Aide Michael Flynn: Report

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 25, 2020

US President Donald Trump plans to pardon his former national security advisor Michael Flynn, who pleaded guilty in 2017 to lying to the FBI over his Russian contacts, US media reported Tuesday.

Wikileaks Likely Knew It Helped Russian Intelligence In 2016 US Election: Report

World News | Reuters | Tuesday August 18, 2020

Russia used Republican political operative Paul Manafort, the WikiLeaks website and others to try to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election to help now-US President Donald Trump's campaign, a Senate intelligence panel report said on Tuesday.

Trump Adviser Roger Stone To Be Sentenced For Lying To Congress, Witness Tampering

World News | Reuters | Thursday February 20, 2020

President Donald Trump's long-time adviser Roger Stone on Thursday arrived at the federal courthouse where he is set to be sentenced after being convicted on charges including lying to a congressional panel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, a case that has roiled the Justice Department and drawn Trump's ire.

Mueller Report On Donald Trump And Russia To Be Made Public By Mid-April

World News | Reuters | Saturday March 30, 2019

U.S. Attorney General William Barr plans to make public a redacted copy of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's nearly 400-page investigative report into Russian interference in the 2016 election by mid-April, "if not sooner," he said in a letter to lawmakers on Friday.

Russia Ready To Mend Ties With US, Says Lawmaker After Mueller Report

World News | Reuters | Monday March 25, 2019

Moscow would be happy to mend ties with Washington after a report by US Special Counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence of collusion between Donald Trump's campaign and Russia in the 2016 election, a senior Russian lawmaker said today.

Facebook Was Warned of Alleged Russian Meddling Back in 2014

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday November 28, 2018

Facebook acknowledged on Tuesday that its engineers had flagged suspicious Russian activity as early as 2014.

12 Indian-Americans Emerge As Strong Contenders Ahead Of US Midterms

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Monday November 5, 2018

Nearly a dozen Indian-Americans have emerged as strong contenders for Tuesday's high-profile US midterm polls, taking place at a time when the anti-immigrant sentiment is at its peak in the country.

Russian 'Agent' Arrested On Charges Of Seeking To Infiltrate US Government

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday July 19, 2018

A Russian gun rights enthusiast who built a network of powerful Republican contacts under the direction of a Kremlin power-broker was ordered held without bond Wednesday after FBI counterintelligence agents accused her of conspiring to infiltrate the US government.

How Trump Retreats: Grudging Apologies, Plus Wink, Nod To Original Insult

World News | Marc Fisher, The Washington Post | Wednesday July 18, 2018

As a young man on the make in Manhattan, as a political candidate and as president, Donald Trump has relied for half a century on a basic rule of behavior: To win, one must never apologize.

Facebook Asks European Users Which News Sources They Trust

Reuters | Friday May 11, 2018

Facebook has been criticised for failing to prevent false reports spreading on its platform, notably during the 2016 US presidential election campaign.

Zuckerberg, Contrite, Says Facebook in 'Arms Race' With Russia

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 11, 2018

Facebook CEO Zuckerberg warned of an "arms race" against Russian disinformation during a high-stakes hearing with US lawmakers.

Reddit Takes Down Accounts Suspected of Ties to Russian Propaganda

Reuters | Wednesday April 11, 2018

Social media network Reddit announced on Tuesday that it had taken down nearly a thousand accounts suspected of links to Russia's Internet Research Agency.

Will Do Everything Possible To Protect Elections In India: Mark Zuckerberg

India News | Edited by Arun Nair (with inputs from agencies) | Wednesday April 11, 2018

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday told US Congress that he took personal responsibility for the leak of data on tens of millions of its users, and assured the Senate that his company will do "everything" to ensure the upcoming elections in India are safe.

Donald Trump Can Fire Russia Prosecutor Robert Mueller, Says White House

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 11, 2018

The White House on Tuesday insisted Donald Trump has the power to fire special prosecutor Robert Mueller, stoking fears that the president may try to kill an investigation inching ever-closer to the Oval Office.

Facebook, I Found, Doesn't Know Me at All

Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg | Thursday March 29, 2018

Unlike Google, Facebook provides a convenient interface to view the data files.