evidence: By — Gabriela Martinez Gabriela Martinez Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/how-the-u-s-is-trying-to-improve-election-security-ahead-of-2020 Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter How the U.S. is trying to improve election security ahead of 2020 Politics Updated on Jul 26, 2019 1:25 PM EDT — Published on Jun 17, 2019 6:11 PM EDT In his congressional hearings, former special counsel Robert Mueller reminded Americans not to overlook a crucial finding from his investigation: Russia’s "multiple and systematic" efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. Some lawmakers have backed election security bills, even before Mueller’s latest warning. But Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has blocked several election security measures, arguing that the federal government is already doing enough to protect elections. McConnell blocked a new election security bill Thursday after it passed the House , saying it was a partisan effort by Democrats that lacked Republican support. McConnell’s latest move came the same day that the Senate Intelligence Committee released a report that found every state in the country was targeted by Russia during the 2016 election.