Violent Threats and Disinformation Have Officials Sounding Alarms Ahead of Midterms

Violent threats against local election workers, particularly in battleground states like Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, are concerning US officials, as they evaluate possible security threats to the upcoming midterm elections. “We are very, very intensely focused on election security,” Department of Homeland Security secretary Alejandro Mayorkas told reporters this week, according to The Wall Street Journal. Top election concerns include a growing wave of physical threats directed toward election workers, in addition to disinformation campaigns and cyber operations launched by foreign entities, the Journal noted. Senior FBI officials said in a separate briefing on Monday that most of the… Read Full Article