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.

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This piece, the first in a three-part series, examines how the administration is operationalizing Trump’s directives, ...