A photo taken on June 8, 2018 shows an unidentified anchor of Russia Today (RT) television preparing to broadcast live from a studio in Moscow.
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The Biden administration will announce actions on Wednesday targeting Russian government-backed efforts to manipulate U.S. public opinion ahead of the 2024 election, two senior U.S. officials told NBC News.
Officials said the alleged efforts included using RT, a Russian-backed English-language media network, to influence public opinion in the United States.
The Biden administration’s actions against these efforts are expected to include sanctions from the U.S. Treasury Department and enforcement actions from the Justice Department.
Attorney General Merrick Garland plans to speak publicly about the operation later Wednesday.
In July, U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News that Russia was trying to undermine the president’s campaign Joe Biden Win re-election this fall.
Weeks later, Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him as the Democratic nominee.
Harris will face Donald Trump, In November, the Republican candidate and former President.
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