A handful of wealthy donors dominate electoral giving and spending in the United States. We need limits on campaign finance, transparency, and effective enforcement of these rules — along with public ...

Yet at year’s end, there’s reason for hope. The laws of political gravity have not been repealed. Abuse has been met with ...

This year, we saw extraordinary threats to American democracy: an executive power grab, threats to the freedom to vote, and more. Yet we also saw a growing response, from court rulings to citizen ...

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 ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Click here to receive it in your inbox. The 2026 election will take place in a political system that is divided, ...

For a generation, presidential races were blowouts. Every winner between 1980 and 1996 triumphed by at least 37 electoral college votes. It was a calmer time for U.S. elections. Landslides relegated ...