Image Explainer Trump Can’t Use Emergency Powers to Interfere with Elections From declaring a national emergency to invoking the Insurrection Act, the president has no legal authority to seize voting machines or send troops to the polls — and he doesn’t have any power to declare martial law at all. Elizabeth Goitein , Sean Morales-Doyle October 16, 2026
Image Analysis The Campaign Finance Scandal Is What’s Legal Between Citizens United, a toothless FEC, and $1.3 billion in dark money, reform is badly needed. Michael Waldman October 14, 2026
Analysis California Voters Will Choose Whether to Allow Public Campaign Financing — Here’s Why It Matters October 14, 2026 Celina Avalos Jaramillo , Joanna Zdanys
Analysis Big Money Breaks Records, Boosts GOP: 5 Things to Know About the Midterms October 13, 2026 Ian Vandewalker
Analysis No Emergency Exception: The Ban on Troops at the Polls Was Built for Crises October 13, 2026 Joseph Nunn
