After reviewing state voter rolls going back to the 1980s, Louisiana’s Republican secretary of state announced this month ...

A majority of Americans and both parties say there should be more restrictions on members of Congress trading stocks.

In the wake of serious abuses, the 2024 law improves transparency and accountability in the nation’s largest prison system.

The line between public service and private gain continues to blur as financial elites secure pardons and regulatory leniency ...

On Saturday, Trump stated in a Truth Social post, “Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” The post ...

Two appeals courts in the past few days have issued resounding rulings that many of President Trump’s high-profile moves on tariffs and immigration were illegal. Both cases will soon head to the ...

Meddling in the census fits into the Trump administration’s broader efforts to manipulate data and institutions to skew elections in his party’s favor.

More than 10 federal courts have temporarily halted or rejected actions by the new Trump administration on issues ranging from spending to birthright citizenship. Dozens more lawsuits against the ...

Concerns over the risks have led to a near-universal opposition on the left, but some are asking whether it’s wise to take that option off the table. Over the past few decades, conservative activists ...

Editor’s note: A recap of 2021’s voting laws as well as a look at voting legislation planned for 2022 can be found here. The 2020 federal election drew the United States’ highest voter turnout in more ...

In fundamental ways, our democratic systems urgently need repair. Voter turnout in the last midterm was the lowest in 72 years. Gerrymandering, voter suppression, and dark money mar our elections. Now ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. President Trump has threatened to send troops to Chicago to “straighten that one out.” New ...