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Ryan Fournier, pictured here speaking at a rally in Sugar Hill, Georgia in 2021, has been charged with assaulting a woman with a firearm. David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire/Getty Images hide caption

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Postcards From Americans: What Motivates People To Vote

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Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., (left) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., released a new report on how Russians used social media targeting to meddle with the 2016 election. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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Stormy Daniels' suit alleges President Trump "purposely did not sign the agreement so he could later, if need be, publicly disavow any knowledge of the 'Hush Agreement.' " Matt Sayles/AP hide caption

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National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster spoke at the Munich Security Conference Saturday and said the U.S. "will expose and act against those who use cyberspace" to spread disinformation. Sebastian Widmann/Getty Images hide caption

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Pennsylvania is one of the states that mostly rely on antiquated voting machines that store votes electronically, without printed ballots or other paper-based backups that could be used to double-check the balloting. There's almost no way to know if they've accurately recorded individual votes, or if anyone tampered with the count. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption

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"Putin and his entourage are absolutely not interested in bad relations with America. They're scared of that. But the circumstances are such that they can't help but use anti-Americanism to strengthen their grip on power," says Gennady Gudkov, an opposition politician formerly with the KGB, shown here in February. Kommersant Photo/Kommersant via Getty Images hide caption

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What Was Russia's Role In 2016 U.S. Election? 2 Former KGB Officials Weigh In

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Hillary Clinton campaigns alongside former Democratic National Committee Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz, in August 2016. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption

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Clinton Campaign Had Additional Signed Agreement With DNC In 2015

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Twitter ended its advertising relationship with Russia Today and Sputnik on Thursday based on "the U.S. intelligence community's conclusion that both RT and Sputnik attempted to interfere with the election on behalf of the Russian government." NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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People vote on on November 8, 2016 in Los Angeles. Frederic J. Brown/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Making U.S. Elections More Secure Wouldn't Cost Much But No One Wants To Pay

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If Voting Machines Were Hacked, Would Anyone Know?

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Robert Mueller, the Justice Department's pick as special counsel in the investigation into Russia's role in the 2016 elections, has been cleared of any conflicts of interests related to the work of his former law firm. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

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Then-FBI Director James Comey testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing earlier this month before he was fired by President Trump. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee during the annual open hearing on worldwide threats on March 12, 2013. Mueller has been named special counsel to investigate Russian interference in the 2016 election. Susan Walsh/AP hide caption

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Former FBI Director Mueller Appointed As Special Counsel To Oversee Russia Probe

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Senate Judiciary Committee member Ben Sasse, a Republican, listens to witnesses Monday during a subcommittee hearing on Russian interference. Eric Thayer/Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Sasse: Comey Firing 'Troubling' Amid 'Crisis Of Public Trust'

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The Anti-Defamation League counts 541 incidents of anti-Semitism since the year began. That includes vandalism of Jewish burial grounds, including the Mount Carmel Cemetery in Philadelphia in February. Jacqueline Larma/AP hide caption

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Former FBI agent Clint Watts testifies before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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How Russian Twitter Bots Pumped Out Fake News During The 2016 Election

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