A bipartisan pair of senators is calling for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Rex Wayne TillersonGary Cohn: 'I haven't made up my mind' on vote for president in November Kushner says 'Alice in Wonderland' describes Trump presidency: Woodward book Conspicuous by their absence from the Republican Convention MORE to combat Russia's election meddling in Mexico amid reports the Kremlin has become involved in Latin American elections, according to a CBS News report.

Sens. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE (R-Fla.) and Bob Menendez Robert (Bob) MenendezKasie Hunt to host lead-in show for MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Senators ask for removal of tariffs on EU food, wine, spirits: report VOA visa decision could hobble Venezuela coverage MORE (D-N.J.) in a letter ask Tillerson to address the issue when he visits Mexico next week, saying Russia is using "sophisticated technology" to meddle in the country's July presidential election, the network reported.

"We write to urge you to raise the importance of strong, independent electoral systems in Mexico and Latin America more broadly," the two senators wrote to the nation's top diplomat.

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"We are increasingly concerned about growing efforts to undermine these hard-fought and widely supported advances, particularly those emanating from outside the region," they added.

White House national security adviser H.R. McMaster last month warned of early signs Russia was meddling in Mexico's election.

“You’ve seen actually initial signs of it in the Mexican presidential campaign already,” McMaster said.

McMaster also noted instances of Kremlin election meddling in Europe.

“As you see, this is really a sophisticated effort to polarize democratic societies and pit communities within those societies against each other and create crises of confidence and to undermine the strength within Europe," he said.

Various congressional panels, as well as special counsel Robert Mueller Robert (Bob) MuellerCNN's Toobin warns McCabe is in 'perilous condition' with emboldened Trump CNN anchor rips Trump over Stone while evoking Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting The Hill's 12:30 Report: New Hampshire fallout MORE, are in the process of probing Russia's election meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. There are also concerns Moscow will interfere in the 2018 midterm elections.

While President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE has denied allegations of collusion between his campaign and Russia, he did not bring up the issue during his first State of the Union address on Tuesday.