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What was once seen as nothing more than a procedural part of the elections process has, in the past two election cycles, evolved into something of a battlefield in the election denial movement.
Leading Prince George’s County in Maryland since 2018, Angela Alsobrooks is now vying to represent the entire state as a U.S. senator.
President Ulysses Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1871 — also known as the Klu Klux Klan Act — on April 20, 1871. It was one of his biggest achievements in office.
In a legal challenge against Mississippi’s voting ban for people with certain felony convictions, even after they’ve completed their sentences, state officials in support of the law stressed that stripping away the voting rights of tens of thousands of Mississippians indefinitely was not a “punishment.” But for some residents, the ban is an extension of […]
Arizona Sec. of State Adrian Fontes, Michigan Sec. of State Jocelyn Benson and NewDEAL Forum CEO Debbie Cox Bultan talk about the growing threat of AI in elections.
As Trump and the GOP try to distance themselves from Project 2025, we highlight nine Republicans with ties to the group behind the controversial document.
The U.S. Supreme Court wrapped one of its most consequential terms in modern history, handing down decisions that redefined the limits of presidential power and upended the wide latitude given to federal agencies to interpret laws.
Democracy Docket spoke with voting rights experts, pro-democracy advocates, and right-wing extremist researchers about how Project 2025 could upend democracy.
The Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held last year that private parties can’t sue under Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. While the decision is concerning, experts say voters still have other avenues to challenge racial discrimination.
We explain Project 2025, The Heritage Foundation’s plan for how Trump, should he win the November election, can vastly remake the federal government most effectively to carry out an extremist far-right agenda.
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