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Democrats: Trump, Republican Inaction on Election Security Puts US at Risk

Jeff Seldin

   Democratic lawmakers accused U.S. President Donald Trump and the
   Senate's leading Republican of working to kill legislation designed to
   protect the upcoming U.S. presidential election from interference by
   Russia and others.

   They also warned that because of Trump and Republican Senate Majority
   Leader Mitch McConnell's efforts, time is running out to get improved
   security measures in place for the 2020 vote.

   "It appears that the majority leader, at the behest of the White House,
   has made it his goal to kill any meaningful legislation," Mark Warner,
   the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told reporters
   during a news conference Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

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