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

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

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

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

Rikers Island is a century-old jail complex on an island sandwiched between the Bronx and Queens in New York City. It’s home to 10 city jails, where you will find violence, chaos, and even death. This ...

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

Then there are the transactions that all seem to end up with the first family being paid — starting with the $28 million paid ...

El 25 de marzo de 2025, el presidente firmó una orden ejecutiva titulada “Para preservar y proteger la integridad de las elecciones estadounidenses”. Esta orden ejecutiva, entre otras cosas, le ordena ...

It’s been a decade since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling led to a lower court decision that created the super-PAC monster that gives the wealthy undue influence over politics. Congress is ...

More than 10 federal courts have temporarily halted or rejected actions by the new Trump administration on issues ranging from spending to birthright citizenship. Dozens more lawsuits against the ...

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 ...

On the surface, the 2024 fight between Democrats and Republicans to control the House resulted in continuation of the status quo. In 2022, Republicans won a net of nine Democratic seats to gain a ...