McConnell Nixes Two Dem. Election-Security Bills

Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Thursday blocked votes on two bills designed to combat election interference, accusing Democrats of pushing them for political purposes.McConnell rejected Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's request for consent to pass legislation approved by the House that funds the Election Assistance Commission and sets up a requirement to use paper ballots, calling it "partisan legislation.""Clearly this request is not a serious effort to make a law. Clearly so