The U.S. Constitution explicitly gives states the authority to determine the “Times, Places and Manner” to run federal elections and carefully limits federal involvement in election administration.

Since 2016, President Trump and his administrations have made non-citizen voting central to their misleading claims about election results. Even in elections the president won, he has claimed that non ...

Noncitizens are prohibited from voting by multiple federal laws and illegal voting is a crime in every state. But as you’ve likely read, the lie that noncitizen voting is a major threat to U.S.

Since Donald Trump has returned to the presidency, we have seen numerous Department of Justice (DOJ) investigations and prosecutions against his political opponents, often presaged by direct threats ...

These key questions can help assess whether a government-led investigation or prosecution is appropriate — or an abuse of power. Former president Donald Trump is facing criminal investigations and ...

In March, we published Executive Override: How the Trump administration is using federal power to deceive Americans, disrupt our elections, and deny fair results — and what we can do to stop it. The ...

Poland’s surprise opposition victory reveals the most important pro-democracy maxim: don’t let the coalition fracture. At a gathering of pro-democracy organizations in 2017, a Polish opposition member ...

A political cartoon depicting the three-way election of 1824 as a chaotic footrace. The resulting contingent election was decried as “the corrupt bargain.” To win the Electoral College, a candidate ...

The founders always intended for the House of Representatives to grow with the country. The House of Representatives is stuck. For over 100 years, it’s been frozen at 435 members. Yet the number 435 ...

The run-up to the 2024 presidential election is highlighting the deep dissatisfaction throughout the electorate with our two-party system, as well as the difficulty in sustaining a broad electoral ...

The civil service is the civilian workforce of the U.S. federal government, currently numbering about 2.2 million employees. These employees perform virtually all the functions of the federal ...

The United States faces a crisis of governance. Budget standoffs and threats of government shutdowns are now standard practice, as are partisan impeachment inquiries. Leadership instability has ...