Trump Appointees Asked a Federal Cybersecurity Agency to Secretly Acquire a Voting Machine—and Hack It
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Oct 20, 2026, 1:16 pm88 ptsThis article first appeared at ProPublica. A few months into President Donald Trump’s second term, political appointees at the Department of Homeland Security made an unusual request of its agency focused on cybersecurity: Secretly acquire a voting machine and hack it.
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