Trump reverted to familiar playbook, sowing doubts about the voting until results showed him winning
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President-elect Donald Trump and his Republican allies had spent months seeding doubt in the integrity of American...
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Efforts by Russia, Iran and China to sway US voters may escalate, new Microsoft report says
NEW YORK (AP) -- Foreign adversaries have shown continued determination to influence the U.S. election -- and there are signs...
Yes, voter fraud happens. But it's rare and election offices have safeguards to catch it
NEW YORK (AP) -- You've heard the horror stories: Someone casting multiple ballots, people voting in the name of dead...
Several states are making late changes to election rules, even as voting is set to begin
In Georgia, election workers will have to hand count the number of ballots cast after voting is completed. In North...
Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says
NEW YORK (AP) -- The video was seen millions of times across social media but some viewers were suspicious: It...
Russia-linked actors are seeding disinformation about Harris as election nears, Microsoft says
NEW YORK (AP) -- The video was seen millions of times across social media but some viewers were suspicious: It...
Elon Musk has often inflamed politically tense moments, raising worries for the US election
NEW YORK (AP) -- Hours after an apparent attempt on Donald Trump's life over the weekend, Elon Musk took to...
Election officials ask for more federal money but say voting is secure in their states
NEW YORK (AP) -- Top election officials from two presidential swing states on Wednesday pleaded for more federal money for...
Democrats are set to approve a party platform that hasn't been updated with Harris' candidacy
NEW YORK (AP) -- Delegates at the Democratic National Convention are set to vote Monday night on their 2024 party...
Florida election officials warn of false rumor about ballot markings days before the state's primary
NEW YORK (AP) -- An unfounded claim that election workers will invalidate ballots by writing on them is prompting election...
Google confirms an Iranian group is trying to access emails linked to both US presidential campaigns
NEW YORK (AP) -- Google said Wednesday that an Iranian group linked to the country's Revolutionary Guard has tried to...
What we know about suspected Iranian cyber intrusion in the US presidential race
NEW YORK (AP) -- Details emerged over the weekend of a suspected Iranian cyber intrusion into the campaign of Republican...
Iran is accelerating cyber activity that appears meant to influence the US election, Microsoft says
NEW YORK (AP) -- Iran is ramping up online activity that appears intended to influence the upcoming U.S. election, in...
Project 2025 director leaves Heritage Foundation after Democratic attacks and Trump criticism
NEW YORK (AP) -- The director of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal...
Project 2025 director leaves Heritage Foundation after Democrat attacks and Trump criticism
NEW YORK (AP) -- The director of the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 vision for a complete overhaul of the federal...
A parody ad shared by Elon Musk clones Kamala Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
NEW YORK (AP) -- A video that uses an artificial intelligence voice-cloning tool to mimic the voice of Vice President...
A manipulated video shared by Musk mimics Harris' voice, raising concerns about AI in politics
NEW YORK (AP) -- A manipulated video that mimics the voice of Vice President Kamala Harris saying things she did...
FCC pursues new rules for AI in political ads, but changes may not take effect before the election
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Federal Communications Commission has advanced a proposal that would require political advertisers to disclose their...
A conservative leading the pro-Trump Project 2025 suggests there will be a new American Revolution
NEW YORK (AP) -- The leader of a conservative think tank orchestrating plans for a massive overhaul of the federal...
Republicans who see Trump conviction as politically motivated vow to 'indict the left'
NEW YORK (AP) -- In the days since Donald Trump was convicted of 34 felonies in his criminal hush money...
Tests find AI tools readily create election lies from the voices of well-known political leaders
NEW YORK (AP) -- As high-stakes elections approach in the U.S. and European Union, publicly available artificial intelligence tools can...