Democratic senators press election commission to examine Russian hacking

A group of Senate Democrats is asking the Election Assistance Commission to detail its plans for protecting the nation's election system from cyber attacks by foreign adversaries, such as Russia.

“As motivated and sophisticated cybercriminals will continue to target our election systems, we must ensure that our state and local election administrators have the resources they need to make critical cybersecurity upgrades,” states the Feb. 24 letter signed by 26 Democrats led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (MN).

The letter...