The 14th Amendment has long been understood to grant American citizenship to anyone born on U.S. soil.

The White House defended the freeze. “There is no uncertainty in this building,” Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. But ...

The two states with gubernatorial races this year are on track for historically high spending driven by six- and seven-figure ...

As the Trump administration’s attempt to pause trillions of dollars in federal grants is being challenged in the courts, ...

From cybersecurity assessments and training to coordination with law enforcement agencies, state governments need to provide ...

At the same time, Trump continues to blare that crime is rampant and immigrants are to blame. As he defunds violence ...

States must step up to help election officials protect their staff, facilities, and voting systems. Election resiliency is about making sure that attacks and other disruptive incidents do not impede ...

The Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or “SAVE,” program was designed to help states verify the citizenship and immigration status of people applying for government benefits. Some state ...

The First Step Act is intended to do two things: cut unnecessarily long federal sentences and improve conditions in federal prison. More than a year after it was enacted in 2018, key parts of the law ...

The framers wanted to insulate the president and federal officials from corrupting influences, but a new law is needed to ensure effective enforcement.

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. All knew that a great clash over presidential power would unfold at the Supreme Court this ...

The Brennan Center and co-counsel filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of civil rights and voting organizations challenging President Trump’s March 2025 executive order on elections.