Matt Ford

@fordm

The president's slurs and his administration's policies are an attack on U.S. democracy itself—all in a desperate bid to cling to power.

Attorney General Bill Barr announced that the government will put five prisoners to death in six months, ending a 16-year hiatus.

Beltway pundits treated his testimony as disappointing entertainment rather than a damning portrait of a rogue president.

He and several other candidates have issued plans that appear ambitious only because America's system is so broken.

The Democrats have largely flopped in questioning witnesses on Capitol Hill. The former special counsel's testimony is a chance to rectify that.

Why did the senator switch from anti-Trump to the president's biggest supporter in Congress? Perhaps it's not a mystery after all.

The state's response to a lawsuit by four black voters shows the wide ramifications of the Supreme Court's recent gerrymandering ruling.

The late justice dismantled originalism in his dissent in District of Columbia v. Heller, the landmark gun-rights case.

How a long-standing Supreme Court precedent is hindering constitutional challenges of partisan gerrymandering.

The president's racist attack on four Democratic congresswomen warrants universal condemnation, yet his supporters and party largely stand by him.

His planned raid against undocumented immigrants on Sunday recalls some of the darkest chapters in American history.

The labor secretary botched the Jeffrey Epstein case a decade ago—then he botched his chance to admit his mistakes. His boss must be proud.

If he really cares about reforming American democracy, he shouldn't blow his money on a doomed presidential bid.

His attempt to include a citizenship question on the census is part of a broader legal crusade that predates his presidency—and will outlive it.

Trump's self-aggrandizing July 4th parade is neither in good taste nor the spirit of the holiday—and Congress should ensure it never happens again.

#UnwantedIvanka and the equally omnipresent Jared aren't just meme-able jokes, they're conduits for graft and possible threats to national security.

Though liberals could issue a few sighs of relief, the recent term signaled a continued consolidation of conservative power.

In Rucho v. Common Cause, the conservative majority gave its approval to gerrymandering electoral districts to favor entrenched political interests.

With their decision Thursday, the justices offered a strong rebuke of the Trump administration's proposal to add a citizenship question to the census—but gave the administration the option of coming up with a better excuse.