The Debate Over Trump’s Tax Returns
Congress has the authority to obtain the president’s tax returns — whether or not he chooses to make them public, argues Brennan Center’s Rudy Mehrbani.
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Wisconsin’s Most Expensive Supreme Court Election in a Decade
The race highlighted the need for modernized judicial recusal rules — and possibly even larger changes to how states select judges. -
Senators Take Step Forward on Voting Rights Restoration
Bill introduced Tuesday would reaffirm voting rights for people with criminal convictions nationwide. -
New York State Budget Mandates Public Financing of Elections
The budget bill charges a commission to create a small donor public financing program by the end of 2019. -
Senators Unveil Sweeping Pro-Democracy Bill
The For the People Act would reform our election systems. But Mitch McConnell has pledged to keep the bill from getting a vote. -
The Assault on Direct Democracy
The effort to undermine Florida’s historic measure restoring voting rights is just part of a nationwide campaign against ballot initiatives. -
The Mueller Report Is In. What Happens Next?
Regardless of its ultimate findings, this two-year investigation exposed the flaws in our politics and what specific actions we can take to fix them. -
Congress Should Reinstate Pell Grants for Incarcerated Students
Preventing those behind bars from accessing higher education is not only a relic of the “tough-on-crime” ’90s — it’s bad for public safety. -
Florida Lawmakers Attempt to Weaken Voter Rights Restoration
This undermines a historic vote by Floridians in November 2018 to restore the right to vote to more than 1.4 million residents with past felony convictions. -
Trump’s Budget Requests Nothing for the FIRST STEP Act
The president’s record on criminal justice reform suggests a long road ahead for his signature bill.
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