By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-holds-hearing-stop-russian-interference-future-u-s-elections Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH LIVE: Senate holds hearing on how to stop Russian interference in future U.S. elections Politics Jun 21, 2017 9:41 AM EDT Homeland Security and FBI officials will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday in a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that will focus on what can be done to prevent further Russian interference in future U.S. elections. A Senate hearing on how to best stop Russia from intervening in the 2018 and 2020 elections will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. Watch live in the player above. Several high-profile officials have testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the last month, including former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. MORE: What questions remain after Sessions’ Senate testimony? Officials testifying in Wednesday’s hearing will appear on two panels. The first involves representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and FBI, while the second includes experts from the Illinois State Board of Elections and the National Association of State Election Directors. On the same day, the House Intelligence Committee will have its own hearing on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election at 10 a.m. Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will testify. WATCH LIVE: Jeh Johnson testifies in House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia PBS NewsHour will update this story as it develops. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas Joshua Barajas is a senior editor for the PBS NewsHour's Communities Initiative. He's also the senior editor and manager of newsletters. @Josh_Barrage
Homeland Security and FBI officials will face questions from lawmakers Wednesday in a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing that will focus on what can be done to prevent further Russian interference in future U.S. elections. A Senate hearing on how to best stop Russia from intervening in the 2018 and 2020 elections will begin at 9:30 a.m. ET. Watch live in the player above. Several high-profile officials have testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee in the last month, including former FBI Director James Comey and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. MORE: What questions remain after Sessions’ Senate testimony? Officials testifying in Wednesday’s hearing will appear on two panels. The first involves representatives from the Department of Homeland Security and FBI, while the second includes experts from the Illinois State Board of Elections and the National Association of State Election Directors. On the same day, the House Intelligence Committee will have its own hearing on Russia’s interference in the 2016 election at 10 a.m. Former Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson will testify. WATCH LIVE: Jeh Johnson testifies in House Intelligence Committee hearing on Russia PBS NewsHour will update this story as it develops. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now