The U.S. Supreme Court wields vast power with minimal accountability. Its actions shape the law, democratic institutions, and ...

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

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

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

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) ...

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 ...

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 ...

A handful of wealthy donors dominate electoral giving and spending in the United States. We need limits on campaign finance, transparency, and effective enforcement of these rules — along with public ...

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 ...