The Rise of Cicero and the Decline of Rome, by Josiah Osgood. I came across this striking passage on campaign finance issues ...

I don’t think it’s doable. I think there are too many constitutional constraints,” said Bruce Cain, a Stanford political scientist who was deeply involved as a staffer in the partisan gerrymanders ...

The U.S. Capitol may be in Washington and the President in Scotland at the moment, but Florida is at the center of American politics, Kimberly Leonard suggests in Political Playbook. Not only has ...

Politico on the limited options available to counter Republican redistricting efforts in Texas, Ohio, and Missouri: In conversations with more than a dozen state lawmakers and redistricting experts, ...

From the NYT, reports of what sounds like old-fashioned election fraud in a GOP city council primary: The New York City Board of Elections asked prosecutors on Friday to investigate possible ballot ...

This is from the WSJ, which is paywalled. To put this in a broader perspective, the combined “favorability” of both parties ...

The House Committee on Ethics determined in a report released Friday that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) failed to comply with the House’s gifting rule as part of her appearance at the ...

The Justice Department asked Minnesota election officials in June for voter rolls and other information to show proof of compliance with federal election law. Similar requests were made to other ...

Fascinating NYT story about the financial difficulties facing Media Matters. The Times reports that it “has racked up about $15 million in legal fees over the past 20 months to defend itself against ...

A prosecutor who handled some of the most high-profile cases against Jan. 6, 2021 rioters is suing the government over his dismissal last month, arguing that the decision was politically motivated.

President Donald Trump wants Missouri to join in on a mid-decade redistricting extravaganza ahead of the midterm elections, according to a Missouri GOP congressman. But if Missouri Republicans do ...

NYT: Justice Elena Kagan said Thursday that the Supreme Court was shortchanging the public and lower court judges by failing to explain its reasoning in rulings on cases that come before the court on ...