Last week in the Oval Office, the president was peeved when a reporter shared an acronym apparently used on Wall Street: TACO ...

The law disproportionately affected people of color and made them less likely to vote in future elections.

Sixty years ago this month, the Senate passed the Voting Rights Act, a historic breakthrough in a chamber long dominated by ...

For decades, voters and organizations have successfully brought lawsuits against racially discriminatory voting rules under ...

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

Rikers Island is a century-old jail complex on an island sandwiched between the Bronx and Queens in New York City. It’s home to 10 city jails, where you will find violence, chaos, and even death. This ...

The president is wrong about what an invasion is — and what powers it triggers. The truth turned out to be worse. Trump’s migration-as-invasion theory permeates his executive orders and other ...

Data does not support claims that the United States is experiencing a surge in crime caused by immigrants. In the past few months, politicians and certain media outlets have latched on to a narrative ...

Lawmakers must seize new opportunities to ensure political equality and fair access to the ballot box for Native American communities. Voting rights advocates have had much to celebrate in recent ...

Today the Department of Justice released new rules against discriminatory profiling by federal law enforcement. The rules update the department’s 2014 “Guidance for Federal Law Enforcement Agencies ...

Federal law limits the use of troops on American soil, but loopholes invite abuse. Congress and the states must act.