WASHINGTON - The House approved legislation Wednesday to better protect the country’s elections from foreign interference, the third major bill the Democratic-controlled chamber has passed this year addressing problems that arose in the 2016 presidential election. It also comes months after special counsel Robert Mueller finished his report on 2016 election interference, finding numerous contacts between the Trump campaign and Russia but not enough evidence to establish a conspiracy between the two. “Most Americans know that foreign governments have no business interfering in our elections,” said Lofgren, who chairs the House Administration Committee. The White House threatened to veto the bill if it reaches the president’s desk, saying it was redundant, overly broad and unenforceable. McConnell has declined to bring up a stand-alone bill on election security, though he supported an effort to send $250 million in additional election security funds to states to shore up their systems ahead of 2020.

Source: thestar October 23, 2019 22:31 UTC