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 ...

While states and cities can choose to help enforce federal law, the 10th Amendment means that the U.S. government can’t force ...

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 ...

In her dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor warned, “No right is safe in the new legal regime the Court creates. Today, the threat is to birthright citizenship. Tomorrow, a different administration may ...

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.