The legislation would make it harder for judges to hold defiant parties, including government officials, in contempt.

The framers wanted to insulate the president and federal officials from corrupting influences, but a new law is needed to ...

Last week in the Oval Office, the president was peeved when a reporter shared an acronym apparently used on Wall Street: TACO ...

The law disproportionately affected people of color and made them less likely to vote in future elections.

Sixty years ago this month, the Senate passed the Voting Rights Act, a historic breakthrough in a chamber long dominated by ...

For decades, voters and organizations have successfully brought lawsuits against racially discriminatory voting rules under ...

Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants. In the past few months, politicians and certain media outlets have latched on to a narrative ...

Federal law limits the use of troops on American soil, but loopholes invite abuse. Congress and the states must act.

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. Eight years ago, the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Washington became the symbol ...

Many voters who cast a ballot in 2020 wouldn’t be able to provide documents proving their citizenship under the SAVE Act. And even many who have the documents would have to find a new way to register ...

State lawmakers continue to introduce new restrictive voting provisions, and voter suppressive bills have begun to advance and become law. Many bills seek to undermine the power of local officials.