Video: The Senate Appropriations Committee approved $250 million in funds to support state and local governments’ efforts to strengthen election security. But Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is dragging his feet on authorizing the funding needed to fortify U.S. elections against foreign threats including Russia (Kate Woodsome, Joy Sharon Yi, Joshua Carroll/The Washington Post)
For more than a year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., went eyeball to eyeball against those demanding the United States protect its elections from ongoing Russian tampering. Repeatedly, McConnell blocked all meaningful attempts to fortify U.