In a big speech two weeks ago about Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton highlighted her Republican rival’s affection for Vladimir Putin and Russia’s autocracy. “It’s clear he doesn’t have a clue what he’s talking about,” Clinton said , adding, “If Donald gets his way, they’ll be celebrating in the Kremlin.”

The question, of course, is just how much interest the Kremlin has in the outcome of the U.S. presidential election. We’re starting to get a pretty good idea

The Democratic National Committee’s computer network was breached by a Russian government cyber operation that has had access to the group’s communications and databases since at least last summer, NBC News confirms.

The sophisticated Russian group, which has previously targeted the White House, the State Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, specifically concentrated on the DNC’s research units and had access to all of the committee’s internal communications, including chat and email applications.