The Latest: Senators ask states to reveal election hacking

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses graduates of military and police academies in Moscow,s Kremlin, Russia, Wednesday, June 28, 2017. Putin has pledged to continue efforts to beef up the Russian military and law-enforcement agencies. (Alexei D

The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee says the panel is asking states to reveal whether their election systems were hacked in last year’s elections. U.S. officials have described a Russian attempt to hack into election systems in 21 states, but the Department of Homeland Security has so far declined to say which states. The FBI has confirmed intrusions into voter registration databases in Arizona and Illinois.

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