Congress

The pervasive damage to the global system of commerce, profit, and labor wrought by the coronavirus has proven that we are, indeed, an interdependent world.

As of September 2, there were at least 15 offices with acting officials even though the Federal Vacancies Reform Act time limit for those offices had expired.

States need significant additional federal funds to effectively implement voting by mail.

Ombudspersons face similar risks across the region, as autocratic ruling parties seek to remove independent checks on their control.

To reflect a generation of global constitutional developments on sex equality, have a democratic national conversation in Congress.

Questions of timing, rescissions, certification, and the authority of the courts and Congress stall the Equal Rights Amendment.

After years of indifference to examining whether its rules of engagement and other operational directives and practices contribute to the scourge of violence against health workers,…

In addition to being a brazen abuse of power, a pardon could put both Trump and Stone at risk of further criminal liability for conspiracy to obstruct justice. And, in doing so,…

The measure would undermine otherwise bipartisan efforts to address these issues, including several worthy alternative proposals.

According to a June 5 Communications Office of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) memo, the HASC will be marking up the FY2021 defense budget for the rest of this month.…

The solution is not to give government or platforms more power to make opaque, arbitrary decisions on content, but to help users protect themselves.

Legislation would improve US support to rights defenders, journalists, and marginalized groups fighting authoritarian abuses of emergency powers abroad.