By Matt Cohen Senate Democrats called out the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Monday for reportedly taking a series of quiet steps to undermine federal voter protections this fall. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)...

By Lisa Kashinsky Senate Democrats are war-gaming legal maneuvers and messaging strategies to thwart potential efforts by President Donald Trump or foreign actors to influence the results of the midterms. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and nine other Democratic senators huddled...

By Eric Bazail-Eimil Concerns are mounting on Capitol Hill and among immigration advocates that the Trump administration is quietly gutting a landmark program allowing unauthorized immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to stay, work and study legally in...

By Cassie Semyon Nearly 30% of all votes cast in the 2024 presidential election were by mail. But voting by mail could be severely restricted if a new rule proposed by the U.S. Postal Service is adopted. The proposed rule...

By Alexei Koseff Julio has been out of work for four months, relying on retirement savings and occasional under-the-table jobs to help support his wife and 13-month-old daughter. For nearly 14 years, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program offered...

By Matt Egan A pair of Senate Democrats is calling for the Trump administration to abandon efforts to build a West Coast emergency oil reserve. In a letter dated Wednesday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Sens. Alex Padilla and Patty...