Instead, the justices found another path — a sneakier one. Repeatedly, they have let Trump amass vast new power, and they have done so without putting their names on it. They are proving willing ...

On July 1, Congress passed a budget bill that gives an unprecedented $45 billion for building new immigration detention ...

Local election officials are concerned about the loss of federal support for election security and hope state and local governments will step in to fill the void.

The interpretation of the Constitution that undercuts workers’ ability to organize and act collectively is wrong because it ...

The administration’s militarized immigration crackdown is eroding civil liberties — and it comes amid ICE’s resistance to ...

The most comprehensive analysis to date shows the scale of political spending on the four largest digital platforms, as well as stark differences in strategy between candidates, parties, and outside ...

The new legislation would require American citizens to produce documents like a passport or birth certificate to register to vote. Update: On April 10, the House passed the SAVE Act. The Senate has ...

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 ...

Race discrimination in voting persisted in the 2020 elections and their aftermath.

Nearly all election jurisdictions across the country use voting machines to count ballots because they are more accurate, faster, and cheaper than counting all ballots by hand.

In May 1992, seven U.S. Marines joined two local police officers as they responded to a domestic violence call in the waning days of the Los Angeles riots. Deployed to the city alongside several ...

This was originally published by CQ Researcher. The ruling in Trump v. United States is an affront to democracy and the rule of law, forfeiting critical checks on executive power. It undermines ...