Congress reaches deal for $425M towards election security

• The $425 million valuation is a compromise between the two parties, with Democrats originally favoring $600 million and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) previously saying he would support $250 million, NPR notes.
• This is the second batch of funding to go towards election security since the 2016 election. Intelligence communities report that Russians infiltrated American election systems that year, penetrating government networks in two states.

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