Philip Ewing
Philip Ewing is an election security editor with NPR's Washington Desk. He helps oversee coverage of election security, voting, disinformation, active measures and other issues. Ewing joined the Washington Desk from his previous role as NPR's national security editor, in which he helped direct coverage of the military, intelligence community, counterterrorism, veterans and more. He came to NPR in 2015 from Politico, where he was a Pentagon correspondent and defense editor. Previously, he served as managing editor of Military.com, and before that he covered the U.S. Navy for the Military Times newspapers.
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FBI Director Christopher Wray says that Russian influence-mongers are trying to agitate the body politic in the same way they did in 2016, but not attacking state election systems in the same way. -
The FBI director told members of Congress the bureau wants to act quickly with Big Tech companies to root out and clear disinformation efforts so they don't take hold and develop momentum. -
Members of Congress have no one to ask in Thursday's hearing about reports of mistreatment against ICE detainees and an alleged push to alter intelligence. -
Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., says that in failing to appear in response to a House subpoena, acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf has expressed a dangerous contempt for congressional oversight. -
The FBI director and other national security officials are scheduled to appear on Thursday morning to talk about threats to the U.S., but the director of national intelligence isn't expected. -
Amid the Russia inquiry and citing texts to his girlfriend, critics made him the face of a so-called conspiracy against Trump. No, Strzok writes his memoir Compromised, he did everything by the book. -
Two clandestine wars are being fought over U.S. election security: To protect voting and the election but also how much Americans learn about what's being done. Sometimes both break into the open. -
The Trump ally and longtime Republican megadonor testifies regarding cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service that Democrats say would jeopardize Americans' ability to vote by mail. -
Democrats did not claim victory after the head of the Postal Service suspended changes to service. Instead, they said they want guarantees about mail delivery and to hear more about how this happened. -
Washington and Americans are engaged with the problem of foreign interference as never before — but how much remains unknown about efforts targeting the election?
