Richard Blumenthal: “You need a different authority.”

I doubt that Congress will approve, at this critical moment, reduction in force structure in Europe when Putin is more dangerous and threatening than ever.

It could delay ballots by the thousands in repeated verification cycles — and thus prevent states from mailing enormous numbers of ballots.

It is a moment of extreme urgency, for the reason that Putin may try to escalate, but also because Putin is on his heels economically.

Putin is more dangerous and threatening than ever.