Sen. Blunt downplays action on election security even as lawmakers of both parties push legislation

Senate Rules Chairman Roy Blunt (R-MO) said Tuesday that election security is “not going to be our earliest priority,” even as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) pledged to vote this month on a major bill to “strengthen democracy” that would help states shore up voting systems and senators of both parties introduced new bills on the issue.

“That’s probably not going to be our earliest priority,” Blunt told Inside Cybersecurity when asked about Rules Committee plans on election security. “We’ll...