The U.S. on Friday blamed the Russian government for the hacking of political sites and accused Moscow of trying to interfere with the upcoming presidential election. Pressure has been mounting on the Obama administration to call out Russia for the hacking of U.S. political sites and email accounts. A senior Obama administration official said the U.S. would respond "at a time and place of our choosing," but any retaliation may not take place in the open. California Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking member of the House intelligence committee, applauded the administration's decision to publicly name Russia as the source of the hacking. And administration officials say it would be difficult to alter the results of the election because of the decentralized nature of the American electoral process.

Source: Fox News October 07, 2016 20:07 UTC