The U.S. judiciary has a long-established role in checking executive power, tracing its authority back to common law traditions and... more

Not even 100 days into a second term, the Trump administration is asserting expansive executive authority over the federal bureaucracy... more

Since his inauguration, many of President Trump’s assertive actions have prompted legal and congressional scholars to question the scope of... more

Democracy in Question, a podcast about American politics and the future of democracy, and hosted by Brookings scholar Katie Dunn... more

On November 5, Former President Donald Trump prevailed over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, while the... more

Foreign influence on our elections is as old as our country itself. However, as disinformation tools become more sophisticated with... more

Political campaigns in America have always featured misinformation about the issues, but today, AI and other new technologies represent an unprecedented... more

Voter turnout rates for voters 18 to 29 have been trending up in recent years, yet younger voters continue to... more

Since the founding of the United States in 1776, the definition of who gets to participate in politics and in... more

Each year in late June, we impatiently wait for the Supreme Court to hand down decisions on cases with names... more