In March 2025, two members of the DOGE team communicated with a political advocacy group that was seeking to “find evidence ...

Privacy laws in this country are badly outdated, creating gaps that data brokers and government agencies can exploit. For instance, the Electronic Communications ...

As the debate over family separation and reunification at the border continues, some are calling for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Here’s what you need to know about ...

Many checks exist before, during, and after voting takes place to ensure that all votes are included in the total and counted accurately. Fact: Many checks exist before, during, and after voting takes ...

The president has no constitutional authority over federal election administration. Rather, state and local officials are charged with administering elections, serving voters, and counting ballots to ...

With its latest gerrymandering decision, the Court is creating a political system primed for distortion and deeper division. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. Over President’s Day weekend, Donald Trump posted, “He who saves his Country does not ...

This article first appeared in the Los Angeles Times. On April 6, ProPublica revealed that a right-wing billionaire has secretly funded a lavish lifestyle for Justice Clarence Thomas. Then on Friday, ...

This was originally published by CQ Researcher. The ruling in Trump v. United States is an affront to democracy and the rule of law, forfeiting critical checks on executive power. It undermines ...

This was originally published by the Washington Post. For the past 30 years, the Democratic presidential candidate who received the most primary support from black voters won the party’s nomination.

A new report explains the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and proposes legislative reforms to prevent abuse and reduce harms. There are more than 120 statutory powers that the president ...

The Brennan Center for Justice and R Street Institute publish new guide showing how state officials can leverage their resources to support local officials in protecting election security as federal ...