U.S. officials told a Senate committee in May that an increasing number of foreign actors, including non-state actors, are seeking to influence U.S. elections, and Russia, China and Iran, while the most significant, are far from alone. The U.S. intelligence community is increasing the use of private warnings to targets of foreign influence operations, Russia is the most active foreign adversary trying to influence the Nov. 5 U.S. presidential election, while China is more focused on influencing down-ballot races, a senior U.S. intelligence official said. Is the ruling party afraid of losing the upcoming election ?

