The U.S. government’s top intelligence official said Wednesday that the country faces active threats to its coming elections from Russia and an increasingly aggressive Iran. But Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines also contended that the U.S. government has “never been better prepared” to address challenges to election security, even as the threats multiply amid new tech tools and a potentially growing pool of adversaries.
Intelligence agencies warn of election threats from active Russia, aggressive Iran
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The number of Americans dying from drug overdoses fell last year for the first time since 2018, according to provisional federal estimates released Wednesday.
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