{"id":"5b00d8fc-23da-4a7c-b8d7-3edc887cf291","url":"https://www.npr.org/2026/10/23/nx-s1-5995508/russia-midterms-election-influence","domain":"npr.org","outlet":{"name":"NPR","country":"US","cred":5,"lean":-1,"curated":true},"title":"Russia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midterms","plainHeadline":"Russia steps up election influence efforts in final stretch of midterms.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":[],"topics":["Politics","Cybersecurity","Social Media"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-23T21:40:02.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-24T09:52:41.125Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/994f7717-76c7-422c-aad9-8a33a139d13c","storyId":"994f7717-76c7-422c-aad9-8a33a139d13c","image":"https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6086x4057+0+0/resize/6086x4057!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F55%2F95%2Fc8c639814cf4b3a58c5fb29284e1%2Fgettyimages-2298571725.jpg","author":"Shannon Bond","dek":"Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world."}