10 things you need to know today: July 26, 2019

A Senate panel warns that election security is still under threat, the House approves a $2.7 trillion budget deal, and more

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1. Senate Intelligence panel warns of election-security threat

The Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday unveiled a report warning that Russian election interference in the 2016 election was broader than previously believed. The report described "extensive activity" directed by the Russian government to exploit weaknesses in U.S. election systems and warned that the U.S. "must create effective deterrence" to prevent further cybersecurity issues. The report said Russia targeted election systems in all 50 states, although there was "no evidence that any votes were changed." Lawmakers applauded progress on preventing such foreign meddling over the last three years, but the committee's vice chairman, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), said he hoped the findings would fuel a stepped up effort to improve election security. "This threat remains urgent," he said.

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Harold Maass is a contributing editor at The Week. He has been writing for The Week since the 2001 debut of the U.S. print edition and served as editor of TheWeek.com when it launched in 2008. Harold started his career as a newspaper reporter in South Florida and Haiti. He has previously worked for a variety of news outlets, including The Miami Herald, ABC News and Fox News, and for several years wrote a daily roundup of financial news for The Week and Yahoo Finance.