These past two years have shown us who crumbles in the face of abusive power. So many federal judges have stood strong. Part ...

The Trump administration has expended significant resources trying to meddle in elections ahead of the midterms. This coordinated campaign includes attempts to limit who can vote, wrestle away states’ ...

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 ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. A year ago we warned that Donald Trump had a concerted strategy to undermine ...

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. After a year and a half of litigation, the Supreme ...

Update 4/2/25: Liberal candidate Susan Crawford defeated conservative Brad Schimel. An op-ed in Rupert Murdoch’s New York Post called it “America’s most important election of the year.” The New York ...

The cuts undermine public safety and years of bipartisan cooperation on state and federal reentry work. Republicans and Democrats have long agreed on the need to help people leaving incarceration find ...

Sending troops or ICE officers to the polls is illegal. Here’s how you can protect your vote and your community’s voice, even if federal agents unlawfully show up. The Trump administration has ...

What is the Federal Prison Oversight Act? Signed into law in 2024, the Federal Prison Oversight Act was designed to bring more transparency and accountability to the U.S. prison system, which is the ...

A new congressional map takes the Tar Heel State from having one of the fairest maps in the country to its most biased — and voters of color are among the big victims. When states redrew congressional ...

In the past month, President Trump has said that he regrets not ordering the National Guard to seize voting machines in certain states following the 2020 election and that he wants the Republican ...