To kick off the year, House Republicans reintroduced the SAVE Act, which would require every American to provide documentary ...

Four years ago, January 6 joined 9/11 and December 7, 1941, as one of the darkest days in our history. The next date to watch ...

New population estimates from the Census Bureau suggest sharp gains and losses that could reshape the country’s politics after 2030. New population estimates from the Census Bureau point to ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. Historians (if they still have them in the future) will see the 2024 election ...

In this book excerpt, former FBI agent Mike German, who worked undercover in white supremacist and militia groups, issues a wake-up call about law enforcement’s dangerously lax approach to far-right ...

January 21, 2025, marks 15 years since the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, a controversial decision that reversed century-old campaign finance restrictions ...

The drop-off in participation by Black men under 50 highlights how elections increasingly reflect white voices over voices of color. To fully explore these dynamics, we’ll need to wait until the ...

Rewarding people who tried to ignite an insurrection turns the pardon power on its head. Pardoning them would be, as Brennan Center President Michael Waldman has said, a misuse of the president’s ...

American elections face increasingly complex cyber and physical security threats from foreign adversaries, emerging technology, and escalating risks of political violence. Fortifying election systems ...

Online political advertising surged in the weeks before the election, driven by candidates’ appeals to voters and national groups seeking to influence state ballot measure results. Online political ...