The Constitution gives Congress the power to set tariffs. Congress can delegate aspects of that power to presidents and has done so — but always with conditions and limitations on its exercise. Every ...

Shifting city elections to even-numbered years is proven to increase turnout among eligible voters, especially those from ...

The number of new restrictive voting laws has increased this year, while legislation aimed at expanding voting access has ...

If the Court blesses the president’s use of emergency powers to evade Congress, the consequences would be profound.

By promoting an activist with a history of false election claims, the Department of Homeland Security is damaging its ...

This violence distorts who gets elected and how they interact with constituents. It can also influence how they vote on ...

Purporting to go after “domestic terrorism,” the president presents an imagined left-wing conspiracy and authorizes punishments for even tenuous connections to speech the administration doesn’t like.

President Trump has alluded to the idea of deploying federal agents to election locations, and several of his prominent ...

On March 25, 2025, the president issued an executive order titled Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections. The executive order, among other things, directs the Election ...

The Senate filibuster has effectively set a 60-vote supermajority threshold for passing many types of legislation through the Senate. Traditionally, the Senate filibuster was reserved for only the ...

Tonya Wichman, the elections director in a small Ohio county, discusses the preparation and training that goes into ...

The Polish former political prisoner who went on to win his country's presidency and the Nobel Peace Prize offers lessons on ...