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The federal cybersecurity agency safeguarding elections has undergone an overhaul, with about 1,000 staffers cut and $10 million slashed.

The agency provided little help during recent elections in California and other states, raising concerns about 2026 midterm security.

State and local election officials are now scrambling to fill security gaps with their own resources, as uncertainty remains about CISA’s future role.

MINNEAPOLIS — Since it was created in 2018, the federal government’s cybersecurity agency has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments, showed officials how to protect polling places from attacks and gamed out

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