Despite Foreign Threats, Senate Republicans Block $250 Million for Election Security

Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic push Wednesday that would have provided $250 million to beef up election security. 

The money would have been doled out in grants through the Federal Election Assistance Commission and helped, among other things, replace outdated voting equipment and increase cybersecurity efforts. 

But the amendment failed Wednesday on a 50-49 vote, 10 votes shy of the 60 needed for it to pass. The votes fell almost entirely on party lines as only one Republican — Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) — voted for the grant.