Electoral legitimacy is the essential linchpin of our entire political culture.

If the Senate stood up.

Our democracy's enemies, foreign and domestic, want us to concede in advance that our voting systems are faulty or fraudulent, that sinister conspiracies have distorted the political will of the people, that our public discourse has been…

Woodward writes that Dan Coats continued to harbor the secret belief, one that had grown rather than lessened, although unsupported by intelligence proof that Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, had something on Trump.

Trump doesn't know the difference between the truth and a lie.

I can confirm that one of my staffers who was aware of the controversy requested that I modify that assessment, but I said no. No, we need to stick to what the analysts have said.

adversaries and strategic competitors will increasingly use cyber capabilities--including cyber espionage, attack, and influence--to seek political, economic, and military advantage over the United States and its allies and partners.

The warning lights are blinking red.

Russia and other foreign countries, including China and Iran, conducted influence activities and messaging campaigns targeted at the United States to promote their strategic interests.

We expect our adversaries and our strategic competitors to refine their capabilities and add new tactics as they learn from each other's experiences, suggesting the threat landscape could look very different in 2020 and future elections.

The warning signs are there. The system is blinking, and it is why I believe we are at a critical point. ... the warning lights are blinking red again. Today the digital infrastructure that serves this country is literally under attack.