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2016 Election
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Democrats Blame Trump in Blunt Language for Mass Shooting in El Paso
By Lissandra Villa and Philip Elliott
How the 2016 Debates Are Haunting Democrats
By Madeleine Joung
How Mueller Rebuked Trump
By Abby Vesoulis
Barr Shows Why Dems Treading Lightly on Impeachment
By Alana Abramson
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2016 Election
The Intelligence Strategy Behind Russia's Outreach
At 448 pages, Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian interference in the 2016 election feels definitive, but it's hardly the final word on the subject. In fact, a recent court filing in a related...
By John Walcott
April 25, 2019
Clinton: Anyone Else Would've Been Indicted After Mueller
Hillary Rodham Clinton says she agrees with those who argue that Russian meddling cost her the 2016 election and that President Donald Trump has obstructed justice in covering up his campaign’s interactions with a foreign...
April 23, 2019
Kushner: Mueller Investigation 'More Harmful' Than Russia
Jared Kushner downplayed the significance of Russian interference in the 2016 election, dismissing it as a "couple of Facebook ads" in an interview with TIME and arguing that Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation was more...
April 23, 2019
5 Times Mueller's Report Found Trump Lied
From the Trump Tower meeting to James Comey's firing
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
April 19, 2019
Biden to Announce Next Week, Probably
'Things are fluid'
By Philip Elliott
April 19, 2019
Fixated on Her Emails
Mueller’s report showed Trump associates working to disseminate hacked material
By Abigail Abrams
April 19, 2019
Mueller Report Shows Russian Outreach to Trump
In his highly-anticipated, 448-page report released on Thursday, special counsel Robert Mueller laid out in painstaking detail the Trump campaign’s willingness to engage with Russian officials on a wide range of politically sensitive matters. Dozens...
By Vera Bergengruen and W.J. Hennigan
April 18, 2019
The Question Mueller Didn't Answer
Quantifying the impact of Russia's influence operation is extremely difficult
By Philip Elliott
April 18, 2019
Here's What We Know So Far About Russia's 2016 Meddling
When Russia set out to interfere with the 2016 election, it went all out. Over the course of the election, a wide-ranging group of Russians probed state voter databases for insecurities; hacked the Hillary Clinton...
By Abigail Abrams
April 18, 2019
Here's How to Fix Election Flaws Highlighted by Mueller Report
Over a nearly two-year investigation, Special Counsel Robert Mueller has shown the sheer breadth of the Russian effort to meddle in the 2016 election. From hacking into campaign email systems to using social media to...
By Tara Law and Abby Vesoulis
April 18, 2019
How Trump Led to Manafort's Downfall
If he had never joined Donald Trump's campaign, Paul Manafort would likely be a free man today. Instead, the longtime political consultant is facing just under four years in a federal prison, the latest victim...
By Brian Bennett
March 8, 2019
Jill Stein Is Belatedly Paying Off Her 2016 Campaign Fines
Jill Stein has finally paid her fines. Mostly. Stein’s 2016 Green Party presidential campaign committee cut the Federal Election Commission a $41,735.31 check in late December — an effort to resolve the committee’s mounting legal...
By Dave Levinthal / Center for Public Integrity
February 25, 2019
White House Denies Claim That Trump Forced Kiss on Staffer
The White House has denied a former campaign staffer's claim that Donald Trump kissed her without her consent during his 2016 run. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders called the allegation “absurd on its face"...
By Abby Vesoulis
February 25, 2019
Donald Trump Didn't Really Win 52% of White Women in 2016
The idea that a majority of white women voted for the President has shaped national narratives. The only problem? It's probably wrong.
By Molly Ball
October 18, 2018
Trump Talks to TIME About His Effect on the GOP
"It’s like really a party for the working men and women in this country"
By Brian Bennett
October 12, 2018
How Whistleblower Christopher Wylie Is Seeking Redemption After Cambridge Analytica
On a crisp morning in early September, Christopher Wylie is waiting opposite Google's London headquarters. It's a brightly colored building that stands out--not unlike Wylie himself, with his pink hair and nose ring. Six months...
By Billy Perrigo/London
September 20, 2018
Trump Gave a Nod to a 2016 Conspiracy Theory in Helsinki
President Donald Trump gave a not-so subtle nod to an online conspiracy theory about the 2016 hacking of the Democratic National Committee during a joint press conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin Monday. During a...
By Abigail Simon
July 16, 2018
Trump Isn't Sure Russia Meddled. Republicans Are
"There is no question that Russia interfered in our election"
By Alana Abramson
July 16, 2018
Cold, Hard Facts on Russian Hacking
In the old TV show “Perry Mason,” popular when Donald Trump was a teen, the no-nonsense defense attorney would often exonerate his client by questioning a witness so skillfully that the real criminal broke down...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
July 13, 2018
Legal Experts Say President Trump's Supreme Court Pick Reflects GOP Mainstream
President Donald Trump's second nominee for the Supreme Court is in harmony with the current Republican Party's mainstream — a sign of just how much he has relied on the GOP Establishment in his judiciary...
By Abby Vesoulis and Abigail Simon
July 10, 2018
Manafort's Headed to Jail
A federal judge ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s former campaign chief Paul Manafort will be sent to jail while he awaits his trial, following last week's indictments from special counsel Robert Mueller on obstruction...
By Alana Abramson and Abby Vesoulis
June 15, 2018
Read the 270 Arguments President Trump Has Made Against the Mueller Investigation
President Donald Trump has made at least 270 separate arguments about the Russia investigation. Since the first questions were raised about the Russian influence operation in 2016, Trump has put forward defenses, raised doubts and...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
June 7, 2018
Twitter Bots May Have Boosted Donald Trump's Votes by 3.23%, Researchers Say
Automated tweeting played a decisive role in the Brexit vote and Trump’s victory
By Jeanna Smialek / Bloomberg
May 21, 2018
Trump Jr. Said He Doesn't Remember if He Told His Father About Trump Tower Meeting
Donald Trump Jr. told the Senate Judiciary Committee that he could not remember whether or not he told his father about a controversial meeting at the Trump Tower in 2016 with a Kremlin-connected Russian lawyer....
By Alana Abramson
May 16, 2018
Here's What We Learned From the Ads Bought by Russian Trolls in 2016
When they did focus on Hillary Clinton, the coverage was negative
By Alana Abramson
May 10, 2018
How the Facebook Hearings Could Backfire
For all the risk facing when public hearings start on Tuesday, top aides on Capitol Hill worry that lawmakers could drive themselves into serious peril if they take detours into fringe theories or shaky political...
By Philip Elliott
April 9, 2018
Mark Zuckerberg's Congressional Testimony Marks a Stunning Reversal
founder and chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg will strike an apologetic tone when he appears before Congress this week, expressing contrition for the website's oversight of user data and its role in the 2016 election....
By Nash Jenkins
April 9, 2018
Who Is Alex van der Zwaan? Meet the First Person Sentenced in the Russia Probe
Alex van der Zwaan just became the first person sentenced in Robert Mueller's investigation. The Dutch attorney pleaded guilty in February to lying to federal agents, and U.S. District Court Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced...
By Tessa Berenson
April 3, 2018
The Facebook Data Cambridge Analytica Took Was Either Extremely Valuable or Totally Worthless
And quite possibly both
By Katy Steinmetz
March 22, 2018
Brad Pascale Named Donald Trump's 2020 Campaign Manager
He was the Trump campaign's digital director in 2016
By Jamie Ducharme
February 27, 2018
Yes, Obama Mishandled Russia's Election Hacking. But So Has Trump
The response from the Obama administration was too little and too late
By Ian Bremmer
February 22, 2018
President Trump's New Defense on Russia Contradicts His Old One
And it's just as wrong
By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Alana Abramson
February 16, 2018
Did Donald Trump Profit From His Own Transition?
It's unclear whether transition team paid rent in Trump Tower
By Carrie Levine / Center for Public Integrity
February 6, 2018
Who Is Carter Page? Meet the Donald Trump Advisor at the Center of the GOP Memo
Here's what to know
By Ryan Teague Beckwith and Alana Abramson
February 1, 2018
Why Another Porn Star Story Won't Hurt Donald Trump Politically
So far, the story hasn't hurt Trump much politically, and there are signs that it never will
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
January 16, 2018
How Oprah Could Beat Trump in 2020
From Twitter followers to magazines
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
January 8, 2018
Donald Trump Loves Conspiracy Theories
Donald Trump built his political career on a conspiracy theory: The false claim that Barack Obama wasn't born in the United States. But it's not the only conspiracy theory he's indulged. Over the years, Trump...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
December 7, 2017
Billy Bush Hits Back at Trump’s
Access Hollywood
Claim
Former NBC interviewer Billy Bush said he felt compelled to speak out after the president reportedly began claiming the tape was fabricated
By Laignee Barron
December 4, 2017
Michael Flynn Led a 'Lock Her Up' Chant at the Republican Convention
Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, who is expected to plead guilty to lying to federal investigators Friday, once led a "Lock her up!" chant about Hillary Clinton at the Republican National Convention. As a...
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
December 1, 2017
Quiz: How Well Do You Remember the 2016 Election?
Test your memory of how America voted
By Chris Wilson
November 8, 2017
Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile Opens Up on the 2016 Election
Donna Brazile doesn’t care if you hate her book. In fact, the longtime Democratic insider hopes you’re a bit uncomfortable with the publication of "Hacks: The Inside Story of the Break-ins and Breakdowns That Put...
By Philip Elliott
November 7, 2017
President Trump Doesn't 'Remember Much' About Meeting With George Papadopoulos
"It was a very unimportant meeting"
By Nash Jenkins
November 3, 2017
The 2016 Election Will Never End
Here's why
By Ryan Teague Beckwith
November 2, 2017
Do Facebook and Twitter Have Control Over Their Products? It's Complicated
At committee hearings on Capitol Hill, some of America's most worshipped companies came under fire
By Katy Steinmetz
November 1, 2017
Facebook Promises Action as Congress Probes Russian Meddling in U.S. Politics
Executives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday
By Nash Jenkins
October 31, 2017
Former Trump Campaign Chief Paul Manafort Pleads Not Guilty to Russia Investigation Indictments
Donald Trump's former campaign chairman and an associate pleaded not guilty Monday to charges brought by special counsel Robert Mueller as part of his inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Dressed sharply...
By Nash Jenkins
October 31, 2017
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