Make no mistake: The SAVE Act would stop millions of American citizens from voting. It would be the most restrictive voting ...

“Confidential” Agreements Show Trump Administration’s Plans for States’ Voter Data ...

Update: When this article was first published, the SAVE America Act included a provision that would have also required voters to show documents such as a passport or birth certificate at the polls ...

A new era of anticorruption reform is long overdue. American public institutions urgently need repair and renewal. The 2024 election was the first time since the 1800s that the incumbent party lost ...

The Trump administration’s campaign to undermine future elections is in full swing. One part of that campaign is its bid to sweep up voter rolls across the nation, which began last spring and has now ...

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s bombing and regime-change operation in Venezuela, administration officials and lawmakers supporting the action have defended its legality. Some have analogized ...

The political prosecution of a presidential enemy has left the government with a seemingly unwinnable case — and a justice system tainted by politics. The power of the prosecutor is tremendous, ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. The shape of the big showdown on presidential power is now coming into view. Two appeals ...

The Court has repeatedly halted lower court orders and allowed administration policies to go forward via its “shadow docket” without any explanation. The Supreme Court’s so-called shadow docket for ...

Misguided budget cuts could reverse encouraging crime trends. You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. News editors often say, “If ...