The Trump administration has tried in numerous ways to interfere with the upcoming midterms, often to restrict access to the ballot and suppress votes. As the election nears, speculation has arisen ...

In March 2025, two members of the DOGE team communicated with a political advocacy group that was seeking to “find evidence of voter fraud and to overturn election results in certain States.” The ...

A newspaper reports on challenges of Black voters in Wake County, North Carolina. The Daily State Journal (Alexandria, VA), July 29, 1872 (Library of Congress). The first laws allowing private ...

The midterms are just months away, yet the Trump administration has spent the last year systematically slashing agency staff and scuttling initiatives responsible for detecting and disrupting foreign ...

Foreign influence is a persistent threat to U.S. elections, and three countries — China, Iran, and Russia — are poised to attempt to influence the 2026 midterms. Though their behavior is not new, this ...

Congress surrendered its most powerful check over the Department of Homeland Security earlier this month when it added $70 billion for immigration enforcement to the agency’s already massive budget.

The federal government’s SAVE tool is prone to error, and its misuse risks disenfranchising Americans and eroding trust in elections. This year, observers should be wary of voter fraud claims made by ...

You’re reading The Briefing, Michael Waldman’s weekly newsletter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. On Monday, Donald Trump dropped his sham lawsuit against the federal government. In exchange, ...

Data released by the Census Bureau suggests profound demographic changes ahead for the United States as the population ages and other longtime drivers of growth shift. Here are four takeaways from the ...

Lisa J. Danetz, an independent consultant, has worked in the voting rights, money in politics, and democracy fields for 20 years as a policy expert, advocate, and lawyer. Her work has focused on ...

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 ...

Since taking office in January 2025, President Trump has pocketed an estimated $3 billion from his various business enterprises. His family is estimated to have raked in billions more. Much of the ...