The feds’ war room plans for Election Day

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With help from Eric Geller and Martin Matishak

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INSIDE THE WAR ROOM — After meeting with top officials Thursday on election security, President Donald Trump said his administration has gone to great lengths to make sure the midterms were “perfect and safe” and that “there will be, hopefully, no meddling, no tampering, no nothing.” The POLITICO cybersecurity team put together a story for this morning that details exactly what the federal government will be doing on Election Day. DHS’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center is going to be the epicenter, hosting government and non-government officials in two rooms, one classified and one unclassified. Pros can read on here for all the info.

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