Top U.S. Intel Official Says Its 'Highly Likely' Russia Will Look To Influence 2018 Vote

According to a report by Reuters, US Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats said on Tuesday that he had not seen evidence of a "robust effort" by Russia to interfere in the 2018 US election, but warned that it remains 'highly likely' that Moscow will attempt to do so. Coats told a Senate Armed Services hearing, "We have not seen evidence of a robust effort yet on the part of Russia, but we know their malign activities continue to exist.