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.

By promoting an activist with a history of false election claims, the Department of Homeland Security is damaging its ...

Shifting city elections to even-numbered years is proven to increase turnout among eligible voters, especially those from ...

President Trump has alluded to the idea of deploying federal agents to election locations, and several of his prominent ...

This violence distorts who gets elected and how they interact with constituents. It can also influence how they vote on ...

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 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 ...

Since May, the Justice Department has sent demands to at least 40 states for copies of their statewide voter registration files. The Civil Rights Division is asking for troves of confidential voter ...

The number of new restrictive voting laws has increased this year, while legislation aimed at expanding voting access has ...

The Polish former political prisoner who went on to win his country's presidency and the Nobel Peace Prize offers lessons on ...