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Volunteers look at ballots during a hand recount at the Supervisor of Elections Service Center on November 18, 2018 in Palm Beach, Florida.

Election Security: Questions for the House Homeland Security Hearing

The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security is conducting a hearing on election security tomorrow. It’s part of a series the new Democratic majority in the House is holding…
Venezuela's National Assembly president Juan Guaido attends an open meeting in Caracas, on January 16, 2019.

A Dangerous Bet on Recognition in Venezuela

Tess Bridgeman, former National Security Council Deputy Legal Adviser, breaks down the political and legal risks that flow from formal legal recognition of Guaidó in Venezuela.
An opposition supporter holds up a reading "Long live the opposition" during a rally organised by political opposition parties in Kinshasa on July 31, 2016.

The Dangers of Democratic Republic of Congo’s Post-Election Dispute

The announced results of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Dec. 30 presidential elections have thrown the country into confusion. Precedents elsewhere on the continent show…
A protester holds a sign reading "Stop Orban" as members and sympathisers of several trade unions, political parties and civil organisations march in Budapest on December 16, 2018 to protest against changes to the labour code proposed by the Prime Minister's party.

In 2019, Will the Global March of Authoritarianism Turn Into a Stampede … or a Slog?

The global march of authoritarianism is off to a vigorous start this year. And if 2018 and the impending milestones of 2019 are any indication, the standoff between democracy and…
Paul Manafort (L), campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, prepares for an interview on the floor of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena July 17, 2016 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Trump Campaign in Legal Jeopardy Over Manafort’s Sharing Data with Russian Agent

According to a court filing earlier this week, former 2016 Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared presidential campaign polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik, a Russian citizen…

Trump’s Bookkeeper: How Prosecutors Could Easily Prove Tax Crimes for Hush Money Reimbursements

Federal and state prosecutors' textbook strategy looks likely to prove tax crimes based on SDNY's court filings in Michael Cohen's sentencing .

All Evidence Points to Campaign Finance Crimes By President Trump

"The fact that we have in these documents ... all strongly suggest that Trump knew what the law forbade and violated it notwithstanding this knowledge. In other words, the DOJ…

Did Trump Organization Executives Cook the Books?–Tax Crimes Explained under Federal and State Law

Cohen sentencing points to likely falsification of corporate accounting and tax fraud. So which Trump Executives are liable?

Was Your Voting Machine Hacked? Without More User-Friendly Devices, We May Not Know

Election-technology monitoring during the midterms logged more than 900 individual reports of voting issues. But the problems weren’t the anticipated cyberattacks.

Don’t Be Fooled: There Was Election Interference in 2018

It’s misguided to suggest this campaign season and ultimately this election were free from election interference.

Countering Russian Election Hacks

Explainer on the legal triggers, limits, and powers of Pentagon's new authority to prepare and conduct cyber response if Russia hacks into midterms votes.

Election Security is an Immediate National Security Concern

Democracy isn’t in the casting of the votes -- it’s in the counting. Georgia State Rep. Scott Holcomb says we need to ensure that our system is secure and every ballot is counted…
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