Federal, state, and local officials must work together to safeguard the democratic process.

Many major cities no longer rely solely on police to address social issues and traffic violations.

Scapegoated for election outcomes that some politicians and voters did not like, election officials have been under unprecedented attack. Here’s a plan to protect them.

For decades, the federal government used its grant-making power to spur states to incarcerate more people and to impose longer sentences. It should now use that power to reverse course.