The Department of Homeland Security took the crucial step Friday night of designating voting machines as critical infrastructure, and subject to federal protections.
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson made the announcement soon after the release of a declassified intelligence report showed that Russian hackers had sought to undermine the 2016 elections by seeking to “denigrate” Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton.
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