Democrats say US briefing showed Russia targeting them with misinformation before midterms

Summary

Democratic lawmakers said they received a US intelligence briefing showing that Russia is waging a misinformation campaign against their candidates ahead of next month's midterm elections. They said Moscow is running the same kind of campaign seen in three previous US elections.

Timeline

1. Straits Times

   21 Oct 2026, 20:36 UTCSource ↗

   The Straits Times reports that lawmakers said a US briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with misinformation, and that Moscow was waging the same kind of campaign seen in three previous US elections.

2. RTÉ

   22 Oct 2026, 03:10 UTCSource ↗

   RTÉ reports that Democrats in the US said they received an intelligence briefing that Russia has been waging a misinformation campaign against their candidates in next month's midterm elections.