Republicans win U.S. House majority, setting stage for divided government
Republicans were projected to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives setting the stage for two years of divided government as President Joe...
US elections
Elon Musk’s Twitter girds for surge in U.S. midterm election misinformation
Days after Twitter Inc fired half its staff and new owner Elon Musk tweeted a recommendation to vote for Republican candidates, election experts are anxiously...
How Congress might look for Biden post midterms: The good, bad, and the ugly
By Jeff Mason, Richard Cowan and Heather Timmons The midterm elections in the United States on Nov. 8 will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control...
Pro-Trump groups to march and pray to protest president’s election loss
Conservative groups that allege without evidence that President-elect Joe Biden stole the U.S. election from Donald Trump plan protests nationwide on Saturday, including a Washington...
Biden warns against ‘bloodbath’ fight with Sanders as next contests loom
U.S. Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders will campaign in the Midwest on Saturday, as the two prepare for a showdown in Michigan,...
Cambridge Analytica CEO claims influence on U.S. election, Facebook questioned
The suspended chief executive of Cambridge Analytica said in a secretly recorded video broadcast on Tuesday that his UK-based political consultancy’s online campaign played a...
Facebook under pressure as U.S., EU urge probes of data practices
British privacy regulators are seeking a warrant to search the offices of the political consultancy Cambridge Analytica late Monday following reports that the company may...
Twitter may notify users exposed to Russian propaganda during 2016 election
Twitter may notify users whether they were exposed to content generated by a suspected Russian propaganda service, a company executive told U.S. lawmakers on Wednesday....
Facebook’s Zuckerberg defends company after critical Trump tweet
Facebook Inc’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday defended his company’s role in U.S. elections and rejected assertions in a tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump...
Trump lawyer: President not under investigation in Russia probe
By Sarah N. Lynch and Howard Schneider President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer said on Sunday that Trump is not under investigation in the probe...
