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Two Democrats tasked with overseeing federal elections are asking why the Trump administration hasn’t distributed money to protect state and local elections as directed by Congress. Sen. Alex Padilla of California and Rep. Joseph Morelle of New York authored a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and the acting head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Nick Anderson, to demand they restore over $39.6 million in funds to a range of specific election security efforts as legislated in the fiscal year 2026 DHS Appropriations bill passed in April. NPR was provided an exclusive copy of the letter. Jenna McLaughlin, NPR.
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