An electoral college is a system in which a body of electors selects a candidate for a particular office. The United States uses it to choose heads of state, but an electoral college is not uniquely ...

President-elect Donald Trump, who defeated Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election, holds a lead of about 2.5 million votes nationwide — but it's not the popular vote that ...

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After months of campaigning, a candidate swap and plenty more news, Election Day is here and votes are being counted. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are facing off to ...

Election Day is underway and the polls are almost closed in Oklahoma, meaning it's time to delve into the rules behind the Electoral College and how it decides who will be the next U.S. president. The ...

An Electoral College tie is unlikely, but not impossible, in a presidential race that appears to be neck and neck With the 2024 presidential election just days away, Democrat Kamala Harris and ...

After months of campaigning, a candidate swap and plenty more news, Election Day is here and votes are being counted. Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are facing off to ...

This bogus investigation, which the FBI code-named Arctic Frost, was initiated on the premise that it’s somehow unlawful to ...

WASHINGTON – In the closing week of campaigning, former President Donald Trump made U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson part of the general worry over reactions to the outcome of the presidential election ...

Election Day is here and all eyes are now on the Electoral College map. If you are planning to vote in person, it's important to know where your polling precinct is located and what time it opens.