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In this July 14, 2018, photo, Election Systems & Software (ES&S), CEO Tom Burt, right, looks at some of the companys election equipment in the vendor display area at a National Association of Secretaries of State convention in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

US election integrity depends on security-challenged firms

Experts say top election vendors have long skimped on security in favor of convenience and use proprietary systems.

29 Oct 2018 11:05 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. (Photo: AP)

Twelve Russians indicted for meddling in 2016 US election

The charges say the Russian defendants, in August 2016, contacted a person in touch with the Trump campaign to offer...

16 July 2018 3:02 AM GMT

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

Shobhaa De | How to be a good loser Don needs crash course

It is said true character gets revealed not when you win big but when you lose even bigger

13 Nov 2020 4:44 PM GMT

President Donald Trump with first lady Melania Trump and their son Barron, gestures to journalists as they arrive at the White House from a weekend trip to Bedminster, N.J. (AP)

Trump's convention to ignite base with fireworks and culture war

Rather than go online or seek an alternate venue, Trump will give his speech from the White House itself

22 Aug 2020 5:13 AM GMT

Kanye West. (Photo: AFP)

Lawsuit seeks to ban Kanye West from Arizona ballot

West has already qualified to appear on the ballot in several states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Tennessee and...

3 Sep 2020 5:08 AM GMT

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP)

AA Edit | Trump's insurrection' was the final straw...

The first ever Senate wins for the Democrats in a long time in Georgia were a final rebuke to Trump

7 Jan 2021 10:51 PM GMT

Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the media while departing a polling station after voting in the US midterm elections at Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, Florida, on November 8, 2022. (Photo: AFP)

AA Edit | Midterms: Democracy gets a boost; setback to Trump

Significant as it may be for Joe Biden's regime, the verdict pales when compared to the process keeping its credibility

10 Nov 2022 6:35 PM GMT

Facebook insisted the data was misused but not stolen, because users gave permission, sparking a debate about what constitutes a hack that must be disclosed to customers. (Representational Image)

Cambridge Analytica CEO claims influence on US election, Facebook...

Cambridge Analytica's board of directors suspended CEO Alexander Nix, shortly before the expose of the firm's methods.

21 March 2018 2:15 AM GMT

Social media and the sharing economy have created opportunities by leveraging online networks to build trust and remove market barriers. (Photo: Pixabay)

US lawmakers want firms do more to fight fake social media

US lawmakers demanded that technology firms do more to fight shockingâ€ foreign efforts to influence US politics.

2 Aug 2018 7:42 AM GMT

Facebook says it identifies campaign to meddle in 2018 US elections

It said it had removed 32 pages and accounts from Facebook and Instagram, part of an effort to combat foreign meddling...

1 Aug 2018 7:10 AM GMT

The cases that are often registered include phishing, online fraud, cheating, stalking on social media, email abuse, hacking and copyright violations.

11-year old hacks replica US vote website in minutes at convention

The event was meant to test the strength of US election infrastructure and details of the vulnerabilities would be...

14 Aug 2018 3:16 PM GMT

US President-elect Donald Trump (Photo: AP)

Flaws in US poll process

Russian hackers were suspected to have been behind a few intrusions into electoral computer systems.

25 Nov 2016 6:47 PM GMT