Compared to other democracies, the United States is an outlier in granting life tenure to justices, producing diminishing ...

On Sunday, conservative activist Tom Fitton proclaimed on Truth Social that Trump “will declare a national emergency and will ...

John Anthony (Tony) Butler is chief operating officer of the Brennan Center. He is responsible for the organization’s financial and operational activities, including oversight of information ...

Voter participation in federal elections from 2012 to 2022 averaged 11 percentage points less on tribal lands than in other parts of the states we studied. Turnout is lowest on tribal lands with the ...

Lawmakers asked voters to surrender some of their power to place issues directly on state ballots. Voters refused.

In many states, such as Alaska, Arizona, Michigan, and Montana, Native voters are a significant voter bloc large enough to ...

The President’s Power to Call Out the National Guard Is Not a Blank Check The use of unfederalized troops for domestic ...

Todos los ojos están puestos en la mezcolanza de nombramientos que está haciendo Donald Trump para sus cargos de alto nivel. Sus nombramientos hasta ahora van de lo más estridente (un presentador de ...

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