Yesterday the U.S. Supreme Court jumped into the states’ case. It issued an unsigned order holding that the states did not ...

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’ ...

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 ...

Gowri Ramachandran is the director of elections and security in the Brennan Center’s Elections and Government Program. Her work focuses on election security, election administration, and combating ...

Federal court decisions against some Trump administration policies have led to calls from the president’s supporters to impeach judges, and in March 2025 President Trump himself said that a federal ...

The Brennan Center and co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of cities and counties to challenge the Department of Homeland Security’s demand that states change election rules or lose ...

A new Brennan Center survey of local election officials from around the country shows that many election officials have left the field, and more plan to go. In 2020, confronted with the Covid-19 ...

While both are serious threats, they are distinct problems that require distinct solutions — and neither justifies a federal takeover of elections. Working alongside election denier activists, the ...

Last week, President Trump issued a new executive order that aims to illegally rewrite the rules for federal elections. The principal thrust of the order is to charge the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ...

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 ...