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 ...
If the Court blesses the president’s use of emergency powers to evade Congress, the consequences would be profound.
Shifting city elections to even-numbered years is proven to increase turnout among eligible voters, especially those from ...
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 ...
President Trump has alluded to the idea of deploying federal agents to election locations, and several of his prominent ...
Tonya Wichman, the elections director in a small Ohio county, discusses the preparation and training that goes into ...
With Congress paralyzed and aid programs in jeopardy, state governments are proving to be laboratories for reform and resistance.
The survey’s results indicate that requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote would create significant barriers for eligible voters. Findings from a new national survey on the prevalence of ...
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 ...
Ames Grawert is senior counsel and John L. Neu Justice Counsel in the Brennan Center’s Justice Program. He leads quantitative and policy research focused on trends in crime and the collateral costs of ...