In gun cases, more than in other areas of constitutional law, Supreme Court justices increasingly rely on legal scholarship.

After his Friday meeting with Vladimir Putin, President Trump bragged that the dictator had backed one of his conspiracy ...

The so-called One Big Beautiful Act allocates more than $170 billion over four years for border and interior enforcement, ...

After its successful start in 2024, a large majority of voters across parties want state leaders to keep funding New York’s ...

Voters should choose their politicians, not the other way around. The Texas gerrymander and the partisan war it has triggered ...

The judicial appointment of an outside authority to temporarily run Rikers Island offers a rare opportunity to transform one of the nation’s most troubled jails. But durable reform depends ultimately ...

It’s now clear that the Trump administration has launched a campaign to undermine American elections. An important new ...

MAGA Inc., the main super PAC supporting President Trump, raised $198.9 million between the election and the end of June. The ...

The Power of Coordinated State Action Effective election security demands a coordinated approach that brings together various government entities while respecting local authority. This collaborative ...

A new executive order says that the government will only buy artificial intelligence models that are neutral and nonpartisan, but in reality, the policy would require technology companies to conform ...

The two states with gubernatorial races this year are on track for historically high spending driven by six- and seven-figure donations. Big money is already flowing into marquee 2025 state elections.

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. News editors often say, “If it bleeds, it leads.” This is a different kind of story, one ...