Predictable turnover on the high court would improve its stability and accountability, and the justices would still be safe ...

A new Brennan Center survey finds that large majorities of Republicans, Democrats, and independents share deep-seated concerns about government corruption, which most voters define broadly and blame ...

You’re reading The Briefing, Michael Waldman’s weekly newsletter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. I’ve written that corruption is the sleeper issue of 2026. Well, it’s awake. And the issue may ...

What if political parties are a big part of the answer? I know, I know. You have mixed feelings about parties. So did James ...

Police quotas don’t make communities safer — they prevent officers from focusing on larger public safety issues. As some local police leadership says, “get your numbers up,” and you’ll be rewarded ...

The Court’s conservative majority used outdated examples to say the racial gap in voter turnout has closed, but in reality, the gap is growing.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

Voters in Virginia on Tuesday approved a state constitutional amendment to enact new congressional maps that favor Democratic candidates in the 2026 midterms. The result has led to a predictably wide ...

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) ...

The American political system is in an era of unapologetic and unchecked political corruption. Even the mere perception of corruption contributes to Americans’ loss of trust in the government’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 ...

While both are serious threats, they are distinct problems that require distinct solutions — and neither justifies a federal takeover of elections. Working alongside election denier activists, the ...

The U.S. incarceration system is broken. Prisons are largely unable to address the underlying circumstances that can lead to crime, such as mental illness and lack of housing or education. They are ...