
Russia's ruling party won an election marred by dirty tricks, but the cost of securing victory has grown
CNN
Even before the first votes had been cast, Russia's election result was in little doubt.
Amid allegations of widespread fraud, the country's ruling party -- utterly loyal to President Vladimir Putin -- has secured another win: Another veto-proof two-thirds majority in parliament for United Russia.
But the cost of securing victory has grown, and the party's margin of victory looks smaller this time around.

Pipe bomb suspect told FBI he targeted US political parties because they were ‘in charge,’ memo says
The man accused of placing two pipe bombs in Washington, DC, on the eve of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol told investigators after his arrest that he believed someone needed to “speak up” for people who believed the 2020 election was stolen and that he wanted to target the country’s political parties because they were “in charge,” prosecutors said Sunday.












