What if political parties are a big part of the answer? I know, I know. You have mixed feelings about parties. So did James ...

It’s epic corruption in plain sight. History shows that after scandal comes reform — often, but not always. In January, the ...

An increasingly familiar story played out earlier this month when the Supreme Court issued yet another after-hours “shadow docket” order undermining voting rights. This time, the order put a hold on a ...

Six state legislatures curbed judicial independence in 2024. Twenty-one bills in nine states would have injected more politics into how judges are selected. No bills were enacted, though one ...

The 2024 election was much safer than feared. But threats of violence were also far greater than many realize. The Brennan Center has confirmed that at least 227 bomb threats targeted polling ...

The Voting Rights Act, now just one year shy of its 60th anniversary, has served an indispensable role in safeguarding communities of color from racially discriminatory election systems, voting laws, ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter — receive it in your inbox. “In America,” Thomas Paine wrote at the founding, “the law is king.” Amid today’s ...

Inequities are a persistent feature of U.S. elections. As our colleagues have documented, the gap in voter participation between white and Black Americans has increased since the Supreme Court, ...

President Donald Trump’s 2025 inauguration didn’t just break fundraising records, it fundamentally redefined them, spotlighting the growing role of the biggest donors. Individuals and corporations, ...

Update: On April 10, 2025, the House passed the SAVE Act. However, the bill failed to advance in the Senate amid nationwide public opposition. On October 31, 2025, a federal court blocked the ...

On May 19, 2026, Georgia held a general election for three seats on the Georgia Supreme Court. Each candidate ran to be elected or re-elected for a six-year term on the court. Incumbent Justice ...

Update: On April 10, 2025, the House passed the SAVE Act. However, the bill failed to advance in the Senate amid nationwide public opposition. In January 2026, lawmakers in both the House and Senate ...