Although the new president undid many of the previous administration’s policing reforms, Trump should still build on the ...

President Trump claimed to end birthright citizenship on the first day of his second term. Trump’s executive order is ...

President-elect Donald Trump says that, on the same day that he is inaugurated for his 2.0 presidency, he will pardon people who stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021. “It’s going to start in the ...

The action’s impact is limited to contracts with the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Marshals Service.

On Monday, Donald Trump swore to “preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” Then within minutes ...

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

The Brennan Center works to build an America that is democratic, just, and free. Here’s how you can help.

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 ...

In 2024, legislatures across the country once again pushed a significant number of laws to change the rules governing voting. In fact, states enacted more restrictive voting laws in 2024 than in any ...

It was an insurrection. Pardoning the perpetrators won’t change that. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. Four ...

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 ...