{"id":2352076,"date":"2024-10-08T11:56:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-and-china-are-trying-to-interfere-in-downballot-races-odni-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-08T11:57:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T15:57:21","slug":"russia-and-china-are-trying-to-interfere-in-downballot-races-odni-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-and-china-are-trying-to-interfere-in-downballot-races-odni-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia and China are trying to interfere in downballot races: ODNI &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-and-china-are-trying-to-interfere-in-downballot-races-odni-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2352076&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. intelligence community has \u200crevealed that Russia \u2063and\u200b China \u200care attempting to interfere in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nolte-republicans-top-democrats-by-7-points-on-handling-education\/\" title=\"Nolte: Republicans Top Democrats by 7 Points on Handling Education\">upcoming congressional elections<\/a>, with\u200d the intention of influencing downballot races. This assessment comes less\u2063 than a month\u2063 before the\u200d elections. According to the report, Russia&#8217;s \u2063Kremlin is reportedly aiming to\u2062 support \u200ccandidates who oppose \u2063U.S. aid to Ukraine,\u2064 possibly with the hopes of\u200b seeing former President Donald Trump win the \u200cpresidency again.\u200d There has been a noticeable increase in\u2063 isolationist sentiments among some \u200dRepublicans regarding military \u2064aid to Ukraine since the onset of the war\u2063 in February 2022. On the other hand, China is \u2063not backing any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-is-at-it-again\/\" title=\"Fauci Is at It Again\">specific political party<\/a> but is seeking to oppose\u2062 candidates\u200c who threaten its interests, particularly concerning Taiwan. Additionally, both nations are focusing their efforts not just on congressional contests but\u200c also on \u200cstate and local elections. \u2064The report noted\u2064 that there were\u200c no indications of \u2064Iran attempting to interfere in the electoral process.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Russia and China are trying to interfere in downballot races: ODNI<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1767827\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>China<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/russia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Russia<\/a> are attempting to meddle in congressional races, according to the U.S. intelligence community&rsquo;s latest assessment less than one month before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2024-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the election.\">the election.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The Kremlin, which the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/saudi-and-uae-leaders-ignore-bidens-calls-about-oil-exports\/\" title=\"Saudi and UAE Leaders Ignore Biden\u2019s Calls About  Oil Exports\">intelligence community believes<\/a> wants former President Donald Trump to win the presidency, is seeking to get as many downballot candidates who are against continuing U.S. aid to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ukraine<\/a> elected, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence&rsquo;s Monday update revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of Russia&rsquo;s full-scale war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, a small but seemingly growing number of isolationist Republicans have begun questioning whether the United States should continue providing military aid to Ukraine. One of those lawmakers is Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), former President Trump&rsquo;s running mate.<\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris, who is also running for president, has repeatedly reiterated her support for Ukraine, as have most members of the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n<p>China, for its part, is not supporting candidates of a specific party. Rather, they are opposing candidates &ldquo;perceived by Beijing to threaten its core interests, especially in relation to Taiwan.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Both countries are not only trying to sway congressional races but are also targeting state and local races as well.<\/p>\n<p>The intelligence community release noted that they have not seen indications that Tehran is seeking to influence downballot races, though Cuba &ldquo;almost certainly has considered influence efforts targeting some candidates.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Iran is interfering in the presidential election, specifically to denigrate Trump, due to their perception that his election would increase tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Justice<\/a>&nbsp;brought charges against&nbsp;three&nbsp;Iranian citizens over allegations they hacked into email accounts belonging to Trump campaign officials&nbsp;and distributed the&nbsp;material&nbsp;to his political opponent and media outlets, according to an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/773753235\/Iranian-hacking-indictment?secret_password=mbEUgwcDtuwf8n6eorbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">indictment<\/a>&nbsp;unsealed in late September.<\/p>\n<p>The defendants successfully gained unauthorized access to the personal email accounts of a&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;lawyer, an informal&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;political adviser, and a&nbsp;Trump&nbsp;campaign&nbsp;official, according to the indictment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1767827\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1767827\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia and China are attempting to influence congressional races, aiming to support candidates opposed to U.S. aid for Ukraine, according to U.S. intelligence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2352077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP20063523205953.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[4501,41842,9553,42563,4280],"class_list":["post-2352076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-china","tag-downballot-races","tag-interference","tag-odni","tag-russia"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP20063523205953.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352076"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2352076\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2352077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2352076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2352076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}