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In 2017, Russia Cranked Up The Volume

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Election Strife, Protest And Noise: In 2017, Russia Cranked Up The Volume

"International influence campaigns have been around for centuries, but 2017 made clear how much they remain a part of daily life.

"Through court documents, congressional testimony, press reports and other sources, Americans learned not only about the extent of the "active measures" — as they're known to intelligence officers — that Russia waged against the U.S. through the presidential election."

"They also learned to expect high-tech agitation as part of their normal diet of information online: about the Alabama special election. About the NFL players' protests. About the the violent protests in Charlottesville, Va."

"With each of those stories and more, Russian social media accounts were in the mix, turning up the volume by repeating posts, spreading hashtags and seeking as much strife as possible."

E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email.

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E.P.A. Employees Spoke Out. Then Came Scrutiny of Their Email.

"The requests came from a Virginia-based lawyer working with America Rising, a Republican campaign research group that specializes in helping party candidates and conservative groups find damaging information on political rivals, and which, in this case, was looking for information that could undermine employees who had criticized the E.P.A."

"Now a company affiliated with America Rising, named Definers Public Affairs, has been hired by the E.P.A. to provide “media monitoring,” in a move the agency said was intended to keep better track of newspaper and video stories about E.P.A. operations nationwide."

Why Melania, Ivanka & Jared’s mayoral election votes didn’t count

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Why Melania, Ivanka & Jared’s mayoral election votes didn’t count

Trump family tried to vote absentee in the NYC mayoral election:

- MELANIA: Didn't follow directions to sign envelope so her vote didn't count
- IVANKA: Sent it on election day, too late
- JARED: Never sent ballot
- DONALD: Got his own b-day wrong by a month

Honestly, voting by absentee is relatively easy to do. Just don't do any mistakes done by the Trump family.

Subpoena For Deutsche Bank May Put Mueller On Collision Course With Trump

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Subpoena For Deutsche Bank May Put Mueller On Collision Course With Trump

"Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller has reportedly subpoenaed Trump family financial records from the German financial giant Deutsche Bank, a move that could signal a major new direction for his inquiry."

"Deutsche Bank has so far not accommodated or discussed American requests for information about the Trumps' accounts. The German business newspaper Handelsblatt, which first reported the subpoena, quoted a spokesman saying that the bank cooperates with official investigators but would not discuss individual cases."