Marking a pivotal step in the election process, the countdown to the official confirmation of the next United States president intensifies as the Electoral College casts its official votes on Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump formally won the Electoral College Tuesday as Republican electors affirmed his victory in the Nov. 5 election — with the final certification by Congress on ...

To the editor: I fully agree with George Skelton’s views on the electoral college. In 1989, as a newly elected member of the Democratic National Committee from California, I submitted a resolution ...

The election may have ended over a month ago, but Tuesday marks the day Donald Trump’s victory becomes official. Across the country, hundreds of presidential electors gathered in their states to cast ...

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Ben Sheehan provides a comprehensive exploration of the Electoral College. Ben Sheehan unpacks the Electoral College's intricate complicated history and current complexities in this episode of “Civics ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois electors will meet at the state capitol Tuesday to cast their vote for president and vice president. Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias said this is the next ...

On election night, Americans across the country were focused on one number: 270. It’s a well-known – and hotly-contentious – fact that in American politics, presidential candidates must win 270 ...

Before this year’s presidential election slips into gloomy history, we should pause to slam our moldy, undemocratic vote-counting system called the Electoral College. If Donald Trump had to win, it’s ...