Candidates in Arizona are relying heavily on national donors and super PACs, weakening constituents’ influence.

Courts in Utah and Michigan recently blocked legislative assaults on the ballot initiative process.

While the Heritage Foundation has previously spread disinformation about purported noncitizen voting, the organization has ...

New standards give intelligence officials too much discretion in handling personal information purchased from third parties.

Securing coveted positions and clout requires members of Congress to raise money long after they’re elected. The average ...

There’s an old saying in journalism: Dog bites man is not news. Man bites dog is news. Man eats dog? Big, fake news. So it’s ...

Curbing money bail helps address economic and racial disparities in the criminal justice system while preserving public ...

Recently, more and more political spending has been fueled by tech wealth as questions of how to regulate Silicon Valley have ...

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Board members are attempting to replace Fulton County’s independent election monitors with partisans who could fuel distrust in the state’s elections. In May, the state election board voted to appoint ...