In just days, millions of voters will cast ballots in tens of thousands of polling places. For the most part, they will have a brief and pleasant experience. But if past elections are any indication, ...

Election officials are increasingly encountering requests for access to sensitive voter data and election equipment. These requests come from a range of sources, including private actors, legislative ...

The Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision sparked an explosion of big money in American politics. This Court has shown no interest in revisiting this decision, but a strategy that helped ...

As the 2024 presidential race heats up, attention is once again focused on the perennial problem of campaign finance rules not being enforced. This is likely to be a topic of discussion this Wednesday ...

Trump’s supporters floated several ideas for how he could have tried to hold on to power after losing the election, none of them workable. Biden supporters for the most part refused to be distracted ...

Federal lawmakers can protect the American public by passing a new law to fully implement the Constitution’s oldest anticorruption safeguards. Corruption in American government has reached ...

States have numerous safeguards against attempts at interference. Certification, the statutory process by which officials sign off on the completion of election results, has historically been an ...

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 ...

In June 2024, the Department of Justice released its fourth annual report assessing the impact and effectiveness of the First Step Act of 2018. This landmark legislation aimed to mitigate the harsh ...

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 rollback of federal support for ...

President Trump’s “massive and ongoing operation” against Iran violates the Constitution and our nation’s founding principles. The president acted unilaterally and lawlessly — without congressional ...

The Brennan Center and more than two dozen other organizations have sent a letter to Governor Whitmer urging her to recall the Michigan National Guard members she sent to Washington, DC, at President ...