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State voting officials join CISA election security call

Season 2026 Episode 163 | 4m 36s

CISA, the federal agency tasked with protecting the cybersecurity of the nation’s critical infrastructure, held a conference call with state election officials to discuss the upcoming midterms. Despite President Trump’s claims about the risk of hackers targeting voting systems, this was one of CISA’s first broad outreach efforts with Election Day just 85 days away. Liz Landers reports.

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