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

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

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

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

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Republicans have reintroduced the SAVE Act, a bill that could disenfranchise millions of American voters. To kick off the year, House Republicans reintroduced the SAVE Act, which would require every ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...