States have worked hard to get ready. And it’s important to remember that there is no way for even the most sophisticated ...

This piece, the first in a three-part series, examines how the administration is operationalizing Trump’s directives, ...

Voters should expect recurring false election narratives to resurface in the coming months — and familiarize themselves with ...

These past two years have shown us who crumbles in the face of abusive power. So many federal judges have stood strong. Part ...

Prosecutors play a vital role in the criminal justice system, determining not just which cases to pursue but also what charges to file and penalties to seek. Over the past decade, some prosecutors ...

UPDATE: In March 2026, President Trump issued a second executive order purporting to change election rules. Among other things, it attempts to require the U.S. Postal Service to decide who is allowed ...

A federal District Court today issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a rule that would have operationalized President Trump’s March 31 ...

The Trump administration has expended significant resources trying to meddle in elections ahead of the midterms. This coordinated campaign includes attempts to limit who can vote, wrestle away states’ ...

A federal District Court today heard arguments in a lawsuit challenging a new rule issued by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to implement President Trump’s March 31 executive order restricting mail ...

On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of birthright citizenship. After a year and a half of litigation, the Supreme ...

Federal court decisions against some Trump administration policies have led to calls from the president’s supporters to impeach judges, and in March 2025 President Trump himself said that a federal ...

Gowri Ramachandran is the director of elections and security in the Brennan Center’s Elections and Government Program. Her work focuses on election security, election administration, and combating ...