Republicans and Democrats agree the government should takes steps to ensure Russia cannot meddle in the next election, but the parties can’t find enough common ground to advance legislation.

Democrats accuse the GOP of refusing to take election security seriously and even of blocking legislation in order to benefit President Trump and other Republican candidates. Presidential contender Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., claimed the Trump administration pressured Senate GOP leaders last summer to reject an election security bill she authored with Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma.

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