Russia, Iran, China, Cuba targeted 2022 midterms but 'no evidence' election compromised, US says

Foreign governments such as Russia, China, Iran and Cuba attempted to influence the 2022 U.S. midterms, but U.S. intelligence agencies said they have "no evidence" that any foreign actors impacted the election's security or integrity.

U.S. intelligence agencies, such as the CIA and the Department of Homeland Security, wrote the report in December 2022, and the National Intelligence Director's Office released the heavily redacted document Monday.

"We did not observe a directive from any foreign leader to undertake a comprehensive, whole-of-government influence campaign, something not seen since 2016," the report states. 

Influence activity was lower than would be expected during presidential election years but the report noted that foreign actors, specifically China, indicated a "greater willingness to conduct election influence activities than in past cycles."

Russia, meanwhile, tried to sway U.S. opinion against President Joe Biden and in favor of the Republican Party, the report also states. 

"We have no evidence that any detected activity prevented voting, changed votes, or disrupted the ability to tally votes or to transmit election results in a timely manner; altered any technical aspect of the voting process; or otherwise compromised the integrity of voter registration information or any ballots cast during 2022 federal elections," U.S. officials also said. 

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