Hi there,

It is the job of the press to cover power, not cover for power—to hold those in power accountable by documenting what's happening on the ground and amplifying voices at the grassroots. In this critical moment, as attacks on the media escalate, we must continue to cover crackdowns on dissent, immigrants, the LGBTQ+ community, public health and academic freedom. Thanks to a group of generous donors, all donations made today will be DOUBLED, which means your $15 gift is worth $30. If our journalism is important to you, please donate today. Every dollar makes a difference. Thank you so much.

Democracy Now!
Amy Goodman

Non-commercial news needs your support.

We rely on contributions from you, our viewers and listeners to do our work. If you visit us daily or weekly or even just once a month, now is a great time to make your monthly contribution.

Please do your part today.

Donate

Senate Intelligence Committee Hasn’t Ruled Out Collusion Between Russia & Trump

HeadlineOct 05, 2017

In news from Washington, the head of the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee said Wednesday the committee has concluded Russia interfered in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr also said the committee is still examining whether the Trump campaign colluded with Russia.

Sen. Richard Burr: “The issue of collusion is still open, that we continue to investigate both intelligence and witnesses, and that we’re not in a position where we will come to any type of temporary finding on that until we’ve completed the process.”

CNN is reporting a number of Russian-linked Facebook ads seeking to polarize the U.S. electorate specifically targeted Michigan and Wisconsin, two states crucial to Trump’s victory in November. The ads focused on issues such as gun rights, immigration, LGBTQ rights and racial justice protests like Black Lives Matter. The NAACP said, “The utilization of Facebook for propaganda promoting disingenuous portrayals of the African American community or alleged election manipulation by foreign nations is both disturbing and reprehensible.”

The original content of this program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. Please attribute legal copies of this work to democracynow.org. Some of the work(s) that this program incorporates, however, may be separately licensed. For further information or additional permissions, contact us.

Non-commercial news needs your support

We rely on contributions from our viewers and listeners to do our work.
Please do your part today.
Make a donation
Top