The 2024 federal election cycle was the most secretive since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010. Dark money ...

Then there are the transactions that all seem to end up with the first family being paid — starting with the $28 million paid ...

Today the Brennan Center published a study by the journalist Anna Massoglia. She found that dark money groups spent almost $2 ...

In its first 100 days, the second Trump administration’s actions have upended seemingly every aspect of American life and government. More than 200 federal lawsuits have challenged its moves, and at ...

You’re read­ing The Brief­ing, Michael Wald­­­­­man’s weekly news­­­­­­­­­let­ter. Receive it in your inbox. Eight years ago, the lobby of the Trump International Hotel in Washington became the symbol ...

Tonight Governor of Maryland Wes Moore gave the following keynote address upon receiving a 2025 Legacy Award at an annual dinner held in New York City by the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law. The ...

President Donald Trump declared a national emergency last week to address what he described as harmful foreign trade and economic practices. Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, ...

DHS Social Media Monitoring Pilot Programs: A 2017 DHS Inspector General report disclosed three DHS pilot programs that used automated search tools for social media screening of refugee and ...

Every year we come together to honor the legacy of Justice Brennan, to support the organization that bears his name, to commit together to work for democracy and justice and the rule of law. It is a ...