election security
Geopolitics
Technology
US Halts Intelligence Briefings to State Election Officials Ahead of 2026 Midterms
Federal agencies have frozen cybersecurity support and threat intelligence sharing with state election officials, dismantling partnerships built over a decade as Russia, China, and Iran continue targeting voting infrastructure.
AI
Geopolitics
Trump Frames Iran AI Disinformation as National Security Threat Amid War
President accuses Tehran of weaponizing artificial intelligence for wartime propaganda, elevating influence operations to kinetic threat status as U.S. military deploys same technology for targeting.