The Department of Justice announced today that it is objecting to Texas’ voter ID law and will also seek to join a similar lawsuit against the state’s redistricting maps.

For the past year, ALEC and its members have been rolling out legislation that attempts to repeal renewable energy laws. Their effort, for the most part, has failed.

In this clip, This Town author Mark Leibovich explains how politicians are lured by lobbyists.

Advocacy groups are taking action, prodding Congress to drop loopholes and force corporations to pay what they owe.

National Priorities' Mattea Kramer provides an update – in handy cheat-sheet format – of what's happening with the federal budget when Congress reconvenes in September.

Wisconsin Representative Chris Taylor, a Democrat, attended ALEC's recent conference to learn about the organization responsible for so many of her state laws.

Activists Marshall Ganz, Rachel LaForest and Madeline Janis share how organized people can successfully fight organized money.

Edward Snowden's leaks about government surveillance have launched a debate about the role of whistleblowers and leakers in our democracy.

Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have four key questions for the next nominee to lead the Federal Reserve.

Health insurance industry whistleblower Wendell Potter exposes efforts by the American Legislative Exchange Council to undermine the Affordable Care Act.