Federal jury finds ringleader of 2020 “Trump train” attack on Biden-Harris campaign bus liable under Ku Klux Klan Act

How to reform domestic deployment authorities

There's an urgent need to pass reforms to how and when the National Guard may be deployed domestically, its command structure for domestic deployment, and the Guard’s legal authority when it acts.

September 10, 2024

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis
The exterior of the White House. Authoritarianism is possible even here in America.

Authoritarianism, explained

Authoritarianism is a method of rule that suppresses political freedoms and civil rights, using various levers of control to shift power from the people to the hands of one ruler or set of rulers.

August 12, 2024

  • Protecting Elections
  • Safeguarding the Public Square
  • Shaping the Democracy of Tomorrow
  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis
A White House Sign

Presidential emergency powers, explained

In our constitutional system, a national emergency declaration allows the president to temporarily use certain authorities that Congress has previously approved.

July 17, 2024

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis
Illustration of handcuffs and the White House.

Survey finds cross-partisan opposition to January 6 pardons

The survey found broad opposition to the proposition of pardoning those convicted of crimes related to the events of January 6, with 59 percent of voters opposing pardons for January 6 generally.

June 25, 2024

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis
An image of Donald Trump's signature on a bill.

The impoundment threat, explained

Trump’s position is wrong. There is no inherent power to impound.  The history of presidential impoundments make this clear. 

June 13, 2024

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis
Departments of Veterans Affairs Flag

The civil service, explained

The civil service is the civilian workforce of the U.S. federal government, currently numbering about 2.2 million employees.

June 11, 2024

  • Stopping the Consolidation of Power
  • Analysis