The U.S. Supreme Court wields vast power with minimal accountability. Its actions shape the law, democratic institutions, and ...

The Election Security Exchange recommends several low-cost steps election officials can take, many of which they are already ...

On November 3, 2020, the Brennan Center submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for program handbooks, training materials, and memoranda ...

After he won, he vowed Hungary would no longer be “a country without consequences.” As if shaken awake, the media and ...

Over the past few years, the Supreme Court has dramatically expanded the use of its “shadow docket,” a previously rarely used procedure for certain emergency decisions. Normally, the Court decides ...

On the surface, the 2024 fight between Democrats and Republicans to control the House resulted in continuation of the status quo. In 2022, Republicans won a net of nine Democratic seats to gain a ...

A growing and unregulated trend of online surveillance raises concerns for civil rights and liberties. Social media has become a significant source of information for U.S. law enforcement and ...

Redistricting is the process, every ten years, in which states redraw their congressional and legislative district maps. This process occurs nationwide, ostensibly to better reflect the most recent ...

Skewed maps give Republicans big advantages in 11 states, mostly in the South and Midwest. This November, Americans will vote in another close election for the House of Representatives. If polls are ...

Intelligence officials have reportedly found that Russia is interfering in the 2020 elections to try to support President Trump’s reelection, while also meddling in the Democratic primaries to help ...

70.9 percent of white voters cast ballots compared with only 58.4 percent of nonwhite voters — a disparity that will worsen with new restrictive voting laws. In the 2020 election, voter turnout surged ...

The Trump administration’s embrace of the oil and gas industry’s agenda provides another example of how wealthy special interests shape policies. Fossil fuel interests donated heavily to President ...