Rubio, Van Hollen push Senate for action to stop foreign interference in elections

Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., are pushing a key Senate committees to hold hearings on their legislation that’s aimed at sanctioning Russia or other countries that try to meddle in U.S. elections.

The two senators want their Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act, or the DETER Act, to be quickly considered by the Senate committees on banking and foreign relations, as fears mount that Russia may try to influence the 2018 midterm elections just as it interfered with the 2016 presidential election.