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The Russia Investigations: D.C. Races To Secure Future Elections. Is It Enough?

This week in the Russia investigations: The House and Senate intelligence committees issued recommendations on election security, and Congress authorized new funding. Will it work?
Source: Chelsea Beck

This week in the Russia investigations: Washington turns its focus to election security. Will it be enough?

The Russia imbroglio is so vast that only parts of it come into focus at one time.

One day: social media agitation. Next day: potential collusion.

But one of the biggest, least appreciated and potentially most important threads in the story hasn't gotten as much focus: securing future elections from more active measures. Until now.

This week, the floodgates opened. The House and Senate intelligence committees both issued recommendations for securing the 2018 races and beyond.

Then Congress ' worth of new funding for election security, both for states and

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