The Election Security Exchange recommends several low-cost steps election officials can take, many of which they are already ...

In Hungary, one backstop against authoritarian rule has been the European Union. In the United States, perhaps it is the fact ...

After he won, he vowed Hungary would no longer be “a country without consequences.” As if shaken awake, the media and ...

Amid new and persistent challenges, local election officials are preparing to ensure the 2026 midterms are safe and secure.

Last week, President Trump issued a new executive order that aims to illegally rewrite the rules for federal elections. The principal thrust of the order is to charge the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ...

Ahead of the 2026 midterms, Trump administration allies have floated the possibility that federal immigration agents could interfere at polling sites this fall, a scenario that would violate federal ...

Daniel I. Weiner serves as director of the Brennan Center’s Elections and Government Program, where he leads work on money in politics, voting and elections, government ethics, and other democracy and ...

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 ...

You’re reading The Briefing, Michael Waldman’s weekly newsletter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear a major constitutional case about birthright ...

You’re reading The Briefing, Michael Waldman’s weekly newsletter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. Last week, President Trump signed an executive order purporting to upend mail voting. It’s ...

Mike German is a former fellow in the Brennan Center’s Liberty and National Security Program, which seeks to ensure that the U.S. government respects human rights and fundamental freedoms in ...