It’s epic corruption in plain sight. History shows that after scandal comes reform — often, but not always. In January, the ...

You’re reading The Briefing, Michael Waldman’s weekly newsletter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. The late 19th century was a dismal time in American politics. Corruption ran rampant. Congress ...

The Court’s conservative majority used outdated examples to say the racial gap in voter turnout has closed, but in reality, the gap is growing. This week, the Supreme Court destroyed what little ...

The Brennan Center’s 2026 survey of local election officials finds ongoing concerns about government support, personal safety, and political interference. Federal cuts to election security support, ...

Last week, President Trump issued a new executive order that aims to illegally rewrite the rules for federal elections. The principal thrust of the order is to charge the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ...

You’re reading The Briefing, Michael Waldman’s weekly newsletter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. Last week, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to upend mail voting. It’s ...

Ahead of the 2026 midterms, Trump administration allies have floated the possibility that federal immigration agents could interfere at polling sites this fall, a scenario that would violate federal ...

Three federal courts have ruled this year that the Department of Justice has no right to obtain states’ complete voter registration lists, which contain confidential personal information such as ...

The administration has diverted law enforcement officers from across government to help ICE but has increased arrests only of immigrants with no criminal conviction. President Trump ran for reelection ...

An increasingly familiar story played out earlier this month when the Supreme Court issued yet another after-hours “shadow docket” order undermining voting rights. This time, the order put a hold on a ...

Redistricting is the process, every ten years, in which states redraw their congressional and legislative district maps. This process occurs nationwide, ostensibly to better reflect the most recent ...