August 21, 2018: Hour 1

There's a new story about Russian election hacking Tuesday: A report from Microsoft says it detected and seized websites that were created by hackers that were linked to the Russian unit that sought to influence the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Also, we learn more about the midterm election contests drawing the most attention in Texas, including Democratic U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke's campaign for U.S. Senate against incumbent GOP Sen. Ted Cruz. And prisoners across the country are going on strike Tuesday, demanding wide-ranging reforms. That and more, in hour one of Here & Now's Aug. 21, 2018 full broadcast. You can read and hear more at hereandnow.org, follow us on Twitter and join the conversation on Facebook.