Congress must make voting fairer and more accessible for U.S. citizens and mitigate damage done by states, the executive branch, and the Supreme Court.

Legal theory continues to lag behind the realities of modern technology, leaving Americans’ private data vulnerable to ...

States have worked hard to get ready. And it’s important to remember that there is no way for even the most sophisticated ...

Voters should expect recurring false election narratives to resurface in the coming months — and familiarize themselves with ...

New research shows that a restrictive voting law in Texas made people less likely to vote for at least two years after having a mail ballot application or ballot rejected. As we showed in 2022, the ...

Prosecutors play a vital role in the criminal justice system, determining not just which cases to pursue but also what charges to file and penalties to seek. Over the past decade, some prosecutors ...

A federal District Court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized President Trump’s March 31 ...

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. As the summer ends, I want to share three updates. Each in their way gives ...

UPDATE: In March 2026, President Trump issued a second executive order purporting to change election rules. Among other things, it attempts to require the U.S. Postal Service to decide who is allowed ...

President Trump has alluded to the idea of deploying federal agents to election locations, and several of his prominent supporters have dropped similar hints. His deployment of federalized National ...