McConnell relents, supports $250 million for election security

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he supports providing an additional $250 million in aid to the states to bolster election security, reversing himself after months of blocking all efforts to shore up the country's voting systems before the 2020 election.

The senators who write the annual package of spending bills endorsed that amount hours later, meaning the next step is a vote by the entire Senate.

Congress approved $380 million in election security grants to states during the fiscal year that concludes at the end of this month.