This article is part of Just Security’s Collection: 2026 Midterm Election Analysis and Commentary. What follows are the most significant court cases concerning the 2026 midterm elections. This public ...

How Congress can help bolster federal judges and help stop Trump administration noncompliance with court orders.

The Vatican on Friday confirmed Pope Leo XIV voted in the 2026 Illinois midterm elections using a mail-in ballot, becoming the first sitting pope known to vote in a U.S. election. The pontiff may be ...

Lula's victory last week carries a lesson about how online political mobilization can be a powerful tool for pro-democracy ...

The three changes that would make AI companies answer for the conduct of their systems and catastrophic risks.

The Trump administration is pushing Congress to extend Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA 702”), a warrantless surveillance power that will shut down in March unless ...

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde today announced her scheduled resignation on Feb. 7, 2027. EU leaders will now pick a successor before the date. Lagarde said “I leave this ...

A deployment around an election that is perceived to be politically motivated would irreparably harm the military's standing ...

Veteran journalist Carol Rosenberg discusses her reporting on the upcoming trials of the USS Cole Bombing and 9/11 suspects ...

A U.S. military psychiatrist found the USS Cole bombing suspect to be suffering from PTSD but cogent enough to face trial at ...

By providing national authorities with detailed evidence, civil society can empower national authorities to investigate atrocity crimes.