Vice President Joe Biden puts Russia and other foreign actors on notice, vowing to impose "substantial and lasting costs" for foreign interference.⁠ ⁠

Why now?: As the presumptive Democratic nominee, Biden has begun receiving daily intelligence briefings so there's a reason he's issuing this lengthy, powerful statement.⁠ ⁠

Breaking news: Democratic leaders ask the FBI for briefing on foreign interference as reports emerge of a "concerted foreign interference campaign" targeting Congress.⁠ 

Here is Joe Biden's Statement on Foreign Inference in our Elections.

Read Democratic Congressional leadership's letter via DocumentCloud.