| 单词 | electoral college |
| 例句 | The method of choosing electors to that odd inspiration called the electoral college varied from state to state. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z Protesters gathered at state capitols, but they were unable to persuade the electoral college to reject Trump. Electoral college formally chooses Trump as president 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z You might wonder why the Founding Fathers came up with the electoral college. To win a presidential election, getting the most votes isn’t always enough 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z “I learned America was a failure when I was 18 and they tried to talk to me about the electoral college,” says D.C. resident Allison Lane, 34. American exceptionalism was our preexisting condition 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z The only responsibility and power of the Vice President under the Constitution is to faithfully count the electoral college votes as they have been cast. A conservative judge helped stop Trump on Jan. 6. He wants to finish the job. 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z What includes lots of bragging about electoral college totals? Style Invitational Week 1306: PolitiCaroling — a song parody contest 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z He spoke about his continued use of the falsehood about his electoral college win being the biggest since Ronald Reagan. Late-night hosts on Trump's disastrous press conference: 'We elected a mess' 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z The reality mom and her kids go trick-or-treating dressed as Colorado’s nine members of the electoral college. Avoiding the debate tonight? Here are 29 (totally real) shows to watch instead! 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z If it wasn't for the electoral college, there'd never be a Republican president. Fran Lebowitz on Trump: "No one in New York thinks he's a New Yorker" 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z Adding more justices to the Supreme Court is a big idea, taking down the electoral college is a big idea. W. Kamau Bell on what unifies the right: "Christianity, capitalism and white supremacy" 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z Other democracy reform ideas Levin and Greenberg plan to explore in the book, they said, include automatic voter registration, combating the gerrymandering of congressional districts and eliminating the electoral college. Dem activists eye a 2020 focus beyond ‘getting rid of Trump’ 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z After Bran, “rulers will be chosen on this spot, by the lords and ladies of Westeros,” he says, inventing the electoral college. “Game of Thrones” Season 8 Finale Recap: The Iron Throne 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z And older kids who might glaze over at a textbook explanation of the electoral college might find it far more compelling if it’s presented as a game, like at 270towin. How to Get Your Kids Interested in the U.S. Election 2015-10-19T04:00:00Z Trump won at least 279 electoral votes, giving him a majority over Clinton in the electoral college. Clinton and Obama urge support for President-elect Trump 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z I was young and naive at the time, but I bet millions have felt the same, and some live in states where their votes collectively could have changed an electoral college outcome. On Ice Cube, Donald Trump, and the question of what my vote is really worth 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z It’s possible that a more inspired candidate would have won the electoral college, simple as that. Hillary Clinton Opens Up About ‘What Happened,’ With Candor, Defiance and Dark Humor 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z Had those electoral college certificates from 50 states been left behind, the rioters almost certainly would have found and destroyed them. Perspective | The enduring moments of 2021, as told by Post reporters “It’s not out of the question that in 2020, if nothing changes, Democrats could win the popular vote by 5 million and lose the electoral college because of the Great Lakes states,” Brown said. Sherrod Brown thinks he could have helped Democrats win in 2016. But what about 2020? 2017-07-23T04:00:00Z The traditional procedure makes the electoral college look comparatively democratic. In the galleries: Trump in poncho and sombrero, Clinton as a suffragette 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z Giuliani has indeed told the president that his goal is to disrupt next month’s meeting of the electoral college, The Washington Post reported this week. Rudy Giuliani’s post-election meltdown starts to become literal 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Founded in 2008 by statistician Nate Silver, it takes its name from the number of electors in the United States electoral college. Female roles 'boost film success' 2014-04-03T10:49:08Z She lost both states by narrow margins, and they were important to Donald Trump’s electoral college triumph. Perspective | When Facebook and Google are ‘weaponized,’ the victim is reality 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z He's the president that the American people through the electoral college elected. Why Ari Fleischer is against resurrecting the extinct White House press briefings 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z For more history on the electoral college, read this KidsPost story. Who selects the president? After millions vote, the choice is up to 538 ‘electors’ 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Also, he has helped us to get rid of the electoral college. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z There is no question that Biden is the unequivocal winner, both in the popular vote and the electoral college. Perspective | The disinformation system that Trump unleashed will outlast him. Here’s what reality-based journalists must do about it. 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z He didn’t receive as many votes as Hillary, but he won key states and the electoral college tally that made him president. How Melania Trump blocked Ivanka Trump from encroaching on her domain 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z After Trump’s shock victory, McKinnon’s Clinton turned up on the doorstep of an electoral college member, silently working through handwritten cards in a pitch-perfect imitation of the film Love Actually. ‘Vanguard of opposition’: SNL adds Spicer to satire’s resurgence under Trump 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z The United States selects a president “through the electoral college not because it disenfranchises voters, but because it is a security mechanism for exactly the type of corruption that we are uncovering.” Rudy Giuliani’s post-election meltdown starts to become literal 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z The reason that Clinton lost the electoral college, and in turn the election, was that she failed to appeal to enough white women, especially in decisive states. Trump’s misogyny didn’t win him the election. But it will change women’s lives 2016-11-12T05:00:00Z After a hard, critical look in the mirror, they are forced, reluctantly, to stop seeking scapegoats and place the blame where it belongs: the electoral college, the Russians, Facebook and of course James Comey. Dave Barry’s Year in Review: Trump and the ‘hideous monstrosity’ that was 2016 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z The electoral college, both times this happened, people that I know who are non-American say, "What does this mean?" Fran Lebowitz on Trump: "No one in New York thinks he's a New Yorker" 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z At least 14 states have already rejected the electoral college, which you can do by constitutional amendment but it’s a very long process. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z "And not just the popular vote," Clinton stressed, "but the electoral college." Hillary Clinton discusses being "the Rorschach test for women" and urges voters to take out Trump 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z The committee takes the public’s ideas into account, but much like the U.S. electoral college, it reserves the right to make up its own mind. World Book Night: Which Titles Will Be Given Away in 2013? 2012-11-09T05:00:53Z What we really want is the meeting of the electoral college to happen on December 14th and zero controversy or doubt or contestation after that. ‘We may have a wild roller-coaster ride’ after the election, says Ohio State law professor Edward Foley 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z He mentored students and published an 87-page treatise arguing that the 12th Amendment, which reformulated the electoral college, turned the presidency from a nonpartisan office into a populist political institution. What does Josh Hawley think he’s doing? 2021-01-16T05:00:00Z And at a certain point that makes the electoral college academic. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The Senate and the House of Representatives will meet together Wednesday to confirm electoral college votes from the November presidential election. Republicans divided on challenging presidential vote count in Congress 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z And the criticisms stuck, allowing Trump to forge ahead of his Republican opponents and ultimately pull off an electoral college victory. Masters of their medium: JFK on TV, Trump on Twitter 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z Simon notes that Clinton received nearly 3 million more votes than Trump last November, only to lose the White House because of the quirks of the electoral college. David Simon: ‘If you’re not consuming porn, you’re still consuming its logic’ 2017-09-10T04:00:00Z What that really means, right now, is that she is dealing with the nation’s collective freakout about the electoral college. The electoral college isn’t a real place. But someone has to answer all the angry phone calls these days. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z So it goes at the Office of the Federal Register, which administers the electoral college and now finds itself at the center of a populist brouhaha. The electoral college isn’t a real place. But someone has to answer all the angry phone calls these days. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The awards are entirely fan-voted, which puts the power in the listeners’ hands ensuring that the most popular artist or song wins, and as host model Gigi Hadid noted, “There’s no electoral college tonight.” Best and Worst Moments of the American Music Awards 2016 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z The electoral college is not an actual place — no grassy quad, nor group of people sharing a space. The electoral college isn’t a real place. But someone has to answer all the angry phone calls these days. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z Once the invaders had been expelled, the Texas freshman went back to the chamber and voted against certifying the electoral college results for Arizona and Pennsylvania. On their third day at work, congressional freshmen went through disorientation 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Only a few weeks ago, few could seriously entertain the thought that either Clinton or her opponent, Donald Trump, would win the popular vote but lose the electoral college. The cold comforts of “Designated Survivor” and “Madam Secretary” 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z "The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy," fumed the celebrity mogul. Donald Trump deletes parts of Twitter tirade 2012-11-07T17:33:33Z It goes back to a 1950 government reorganization that moved administrative responsibility for the electoral college from the State Department to the National Archives. The electoral college isn’t a real place. But someone has to answer all the angry phone calls these days. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z GS Because the electoral college was a requirement of the slave states in the first place. Gloria Steinem meets Gloria Allred: ‘Donald Trump has made us woke’ 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z The problem, of course, is the electoral college. Fran Lebowitz on Trump: "No one in New York thinks he's a New Yorker" 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z “To be fair, your father wasn’t elected by the American people either, just the electoral college,” he said. Late-night hosts on Fox News: 'The closest we have to state TV' 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z She defined the news conference as merely an “opening statement” in the court of public opinion, to be followed by additional legal action in courts around the country, and possible remedy in the electoral college. Rudy Giuliani’s post-election meltdown starts to become literal 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z In the event of a stalemate – to mimic the electoral college system – we will step in and decide with a coin toss. Vote your cast: who is the greatest fictional US president? 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z And we all know about the "but her emails" debacle that very likely resulted in Clinton's narrow electoral college loss that year. Media must stop overcorrecting for too much Trump exposure: The public needs a closer look at crazy 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z “The money’s here, the importance of the vote is here, the importance of the electoral college is here,” he said. Can a Floridian win the presidency? It hasn’t happened yet as Trump and DeSantis vie to be first 2023-11-05T04:00:00Z In a brief opinion, the court explained that Texas had no basis to sue to block the ability of other states to participate in the electoral college. Opinion: How new House Speaker Mike Johnson tried again and again to overturn Biden's election 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z “This has been about who can appease Donald Trump. House Republicans have put their names behind someone who has been called the most important architect of the electoral college objections.” New US House speaker tried to help overturn the 2020 election, raising concerns about the next one 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z “Reasons he should,” Mr. Pratt continued, are that “1 it will shore up the Florida electoral college 2 it will be good for business.” A President, a Billionaire and Questions About Access and National Security 2023-10-22T04:00:00Z In a report prepared for the electoral college, members of the diocese said that both clergy and ordinary members of the church had experienced "fatigue and low morale." St Davids chooses successor to 'never trust a Tory' bishop 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z He was the first Finnish head of state to be elected directly instead of through an electoral college. Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 86 2023-10-16T04:00:00Z In less than 15 months, Congress will count and certify the votes from the electoral college. Opinion: How new House Speaker Mike Johnson tried again and again to overturn Biden's election 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z “But in the closest states that will determine the electoral college winner they are worth watching if voters next fall appear especially reluctant to choose between the Democratic and Republican nominees,” he said. Democratic revolutionary RFK Jr. poised to shake up presidential race with independent bid 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z Trump lost the popular vote in 2016 and George W. Bush lost it in 2000, yet both won enough support in the electoral college to win the White House. Even in lefty California, Trump has a firm grip on Republicans. Inside the strategy 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z In the Fulton County indictment, Giuliani is accused of leading Trump’s efforts to compel lawmakers in closely contested states to ignore the will of voters and instead illegally appoint Trump loyalists to the electoral college. The Trump indictments: Key figures and alleged co-conspirators in his 4 criminal cases 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump is charged with conspiracy to overturn the election, while members of Congress are legally authorized to object to electoral college results. Stolen, rigged and illegitimate: Democrats’ long history of objecting to election results 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z He and 138 other Republican members voted against certification on Jan. 6, 2021, despite Biden winning the popular vote by more than 7 million votes and decisively winning in the electoral college. Opinion: How new House Speaker Mike Johnson tried again and again to overturn Biden's election 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Pence said he was not authorized to reject the electoral college results and repeatedly made the argument to Mr. Trump. Fake electors play starring role in Jan. 6 charges against Trump 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z “It’s not good for the country to have presidents elected with an electoral college majority, not a popular-vote majority. I would prefer to see presidents carrying both.” Even in lefty California, Trump has a firm grip on Republicans. Inside the strategy 2023-09-29T04:00:00Z The federal indictment states that Co-Conspirator 2 “circulated a two-page memorandum” with a plan for Pence to overturn the 2020 election while presiding over the electoral college certification on Jan. 6. The Trump indictments: Key figures and alleged co-conspirators in his 4 criminal cases 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z Does the state have an adequate set of rules to ensure that the correct electoral college votes will be transmitted to Congress? Opinion: Why Georgia might beat the feds at holding Trump accountable 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z In 2021, she vowed to oppose the electoral college results that affirmed President Joe Biden’s win, but later backed down after watching the Jan. 6 insurrection unfold from inside the U.S. Member of ‘Tennessee Three’ makes move toward 2024 Senate bid 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z The new law codifies that the role of the vice president is “solely ministerial” when Congress is certifying the electoral college. Fake electors play starring role in Jan. 6 charges against Trump 2023-08-10T04:00:00Z The second and third deal with alleged attempts to obstruct the certification of electoral college votes in the US Congress on 6 January, which culminated in the Capitol riots. Could Trump go to prison and other key questions 2023-08-02T04:00:00Z Union votes generally matter more in Northern states with an industrial legacy such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, key states for a Democrat seeking to win the electoral college. Biden pushes a strong role for unions in tech jobs, even as potential strikes are on the horizon 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z Due to a rigged Supreme Court, the electoral college, and voter suppression, it is a possibility that Trump could still return to power even if he, yet again, loses the popular vote. How the GOP got "devoured by their own Frankenstein monster" 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z It's difficult to envision Trump returning to the White House after twice losing the popular vote and decisively losing the electoral college vote the second time. Trump's revenge fantasies are real life 2023-07-11T04:00:00Z Every Trump path to the White House assumes he loses the popular vote and instead grabs the ring through the minority-empowering electoral college. For the GOP frontrunner, Trump seems awfully low energy lately 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Clinton easily carried California on his way to winning his second term in an electoral college landslide. How California, land of Nixon and Reagan, turned blue and changed American politics 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z For one thing, if a third-party candidate succeeded at winning any electoral college votes, it could make it impossible for either of the major party candidates to win the needed 270 electoral vote majority. Opinion: Don’t fall for any third-party baloney. It's the last thing we need in 2024 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z One was indirectly chosen by an electoral college whose members were selected by men over age twenty-five. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Prosecutors have granted immunity to at least eight fake electors who may have offered to cast electoral college votes for Trump even though Biden won Georgia, according to a court filing last week. Factbox: An overview of Donald Trump’s legal troubles 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The commission voted unanimously last year in a closed meeting to reject the complaint, saying Republicans who attempted to cast the state’s 10 electoral college votes for Trump did not break any election laws. Wisconsin judge revives complaint over 2020 fake electors 2023-05-09T04:00:00Z The commission voted unanimously last year in a closed meeting to reject the complaint, saying that Republicans who attempted to cast the state’s 10 electoral college votes for Trump did not break any election laws. Judge: Wisconsin fake electors complaint must be reheard 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Trumpism on the ballot nationally has succeeded exactly once — when Trump scraped by Hillary Clinton, a severely flawed candidate, with a victory in the electoral college. Opinion | Ron DeSantis needs to ask himself this question 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Our electoral college system is so tilted it's possible Trump could win, of course, so complacency is not the answer. Elon Musk's exploding rocket offers a superb symbol of MAGA's current fortunes 2023-04-26T04:00:00Z Epshteyn was one of several advisers involved with the Trump team’s effort to submit invalid slates of electors to thwart or block congressional certification of President Biden’s electoral college victory. Top Trump lawyer may take limited role in Jan. 6 and documents cases 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, as Congress met to certify the electoral college results, though the judge had ruled that Dominion could not tell a jury that Fox’s broadcasts influenced the events of that day. Fox News, Dominion settle defamation lawsuit for $787.5 million 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z In her view, if the defendants impeded Congress’s counting of electoral college votes, the statute — by its literal text — can be used to convict them. Opinion | This Jan. 6 case could make U.S. politics even worse 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z In our very closely contested, antiquated, and undemocratic electoral college this is just what the doctor ordered to give the Republicans another go at it. The centrist plan to sabotage Joe Biden 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z First of all, using the 2020 electoral college map as a proxy for blue and red states glosses over whether Democrats or Republicans run individual states. Analysis | Newsom’s claim that Trump states have the highest murder rates 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z A remarkable 13 states, worth 142 electoral college votes, were rated as pure toss-ups, with 15 other states, worth 190 electoral college votes, in the “lean” category. Analysis | New report outlines the deep political polarization’s slow and steady march 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z In December, Congress approved bipartisan legislation to clarify the procedures for certifying the electoral college results. Trump claims violence he inspired on Jan. 6 was Pence’s fault 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z CEO Lachlan Murdoch responded, “If that happens, god willing, we will have to defend the electoral college aggressively.” Analysis | 4 takeaways from the new Dominion-Fox lawsuit documents 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Well, except for these centrists who seem to be living in some kind of insular dream world where the electoral college isn't closely divided and the stakes aren't monumental. The centrist plan to sabotage Joe Biden 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z In the 1960s, the electoral college geography was much different from what it is today. Analysis | Newsom’s claim that Trump states have the highest murder rates 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z What about the power imbalance created by the electoral college and the Senate, where 580,000 residents of Wyoming get the same representation as 39 million in California? Opinion | On student loans, conservatives turn ‘fairness’ upside down 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Senate and electoral college can keep the shaky values of minority rule in place. Commentary: How the aesthetics of drag drive the bigots mad 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z State and federal officials also are investigating whether the “fake elector” scheme was intended to disrupt the transfer of power during Congress’s certification of the electoral college votes for the presidency. Georgia grand jury: ‘Perjury may have been committed’ in Trump election probe 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Senate seat and will be pivotal in the electoral college. New Arizona GOP chairman solicits election deniers to secure spot 2023-01-28T05:00:00Z That would lead to reforms that incentivize coalition building, such as nonpartisan registration, open primaries, ranked-choice voting, multimember districts and proportional allocation of electoral college votes. Opinion | Political parties should be loyal to voters, not the other way around 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z She added that Republicans won the popular vote by 4 million, equivalent to 297 electoral college votes, and made inroads with minority voters. Ronna McDaniel quells revolt to win reelection as chair of fractured RNC 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z Republican attempts to cast electoral college votes for Trump in seven swing states he lost were a focus of the U.S. Wisconsin judge dismisses complaint against GOP fake elector 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Even after the attack on the Capitol, a majority of House Republicans sought to challenge the results in the electoral college. Analysis | Kevin McCarthy, a divided Republican Party and the curse of Jan. 6 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z “There is a huge amount of pressure building on them to find a way around the electoral college,” Hitt told Jefferson. New documents detail Sen. Ron Johnson asking about electors 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z These incoming members expressed support for a partisan post-election ballot review, signed on to a lawsuit challenging the results, or opposed counting President Biden’s electoral college votes. Meet the newcomers in Congress, including 12 elected officials who have no government experience Because of the electoral college, which makes a handful of states politically important, Republicans will spend an outsize majority of their time, energy and money trying to deny the votes in cities. Opinion | What to watch for in the Republican primary 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The Wisconsin Elections Commission last year rejected a complaint about the events, saying that Republicans who attempted to cast the state’s 10 electoral college votes for Trump did not break any election laws. Wisconsin judge dismisses complaint against GOP fake elector 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z About a week before Christmas in 2008, Pennsylvania’s presidential electoral college assembled in the Capitol in Harrisburg to cast its vote to confirm the victory of President-elect Barack Obama. Perspective | Franco Harris made an all-time catch. That’s not what I’ll remember. 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z The committee’s recommendation to limit the vice president’s role in making presidential results official stems from Trump’s efforts to persuade Mike Pence to block the counting of electoral college votes on Jan. 6, 2021. Jan. 6 report: Trump should never hold office again 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, defense attorneys on Monday repeated Rhodes’s and co-conspirators’ claims at the earlier trial that there was no plan to attack the Capitol, no plan to attack the electoral college process. In 2nd Oath Keepers sedition trial, U.S. ties 4 more to Rhodes 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Biden became the first Democrat to win Georgia’s 16 electoral college votes in 18 years. Does Stacey Abrams’s model for engaging voters die with her election loss? 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z Trump tried to add a constitutional imprimatur to his demand that Pence reject the electoral college votes from key battleground states that cost Trump the election. Analysis | For Trump, the Constitution is malleable 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z The combined electoral college votes in those five elections was 2,200 for the Republican candidates to 487 for the Democrats. Opinion | The GOP is stuck in a doom loop begun 30 years ago 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Maine is politically divided between its southern coast and a vast interior, and it is one of two states where districts cast their electoral college votes separately. Ukrainian Flags Are on Display All Over Maine. Why? 2022-11-26T05:00:00Z Therefore, Watkins and Caldwell had no intention of disrupting the electoral college count. Defendants attack U.S. ‘manipulation’ of evidence in Oath Keepers trial 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Yes, he won the electoral college in 2016, but he lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton. Analysis | A weakened Trump tries again. Can a challenger take him down in 2024? 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z But the vice president has no power to reject the electoral college votes of any state, as Pence repeatedly tried to make clear to Trump. Analysis | For Trump, the Constitution is malleable 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z Capitol, Trump profanely lambasted Pence for refusing to overturn the electoral college results, sympathized with rioters chanting for Pence’s hanging and never called Pence to check on his well-being. Trump, who as president fomented an insurrection, says he is running again 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Soon after winning reelection, Garcia joined 146 other House Republicans in objecting to the full counting of the electoral college votes, which would have overturned Biden’s win in the presidential election. Democrat Christy Smith knows she's going to lose her congressional race. She blames her own party 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z But the electoral college count had only been postponed, and was restarted about six hours later. Defendants attack U.S. ‘manipulation’ of evidence in Oath Keepers trial 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z Republicans also lost a slew of statewide races for positions that could determine the 2024 electoral college outcome. Analysis | A weakened Trump tries again. Can a challenger take him down in 2024? 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z At least 150 election deniers were projected to win their House races as of Saturday — an increase over the 139 Republicans who voted against the electoral college count following the assault on the U.S. Election deniers lose races for key state offices in every 2020 battleground 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z The speaker would in turn preside over the House the next time electoral college votes are sent to Washington to be counted, following the 2024 presidential election. Key election deniers concede defeat after disputing Trump’s 2020 loss 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z On presidential election nights, it illuminated the workings of the electoral college; during midterms, it makes real the significance of redistricting. Column: The best way to watch election night coverage on TV? Don't 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z But the presidency goes to the person who wins the most electoral college votes, which are awarded to a state’s victor. Analysis | The truth about election fraud: It’s rare 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Merle Turner, who voted a straight Republican ticket for November, responded to questions about election denialism by bringing up Hillary Clinton, who won the popular vote but lost to Trump in the electoral college. Column: Is Arizona paving 'the road to authoritarianism' with its slate of GOP election deniers? 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Brazil has no electoral college and the legislature plays no role in presidential elections; the popular vote is the final verdict. A "Brazil of hope": Leftist Lula narrowly defeats Bolsonaro in presidential election 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z Sullivan is blunt: She doesn’t think the former secretary of state, who won the popular election in 2016 but lost the electoral college vote to Trump, got a fair shake. Review | Journalists are failing our fragile democracy, a media insider says 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z “The electoral college said he’s there. So he’s there. That’s where I am. I’m not going to go down that rabbit hole ’cause I could jump up and down and scream a whole lot.” GOP’s Georgia challenge: Persuading Trump backers to vote 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z In March, Carter said Trump “more likely than not” committed federal crimes in trying to obstruct the congressional count of electoral college votes on Jan. 6. Trump signed legal documents that he knew included false voter fraud numbers, judge says 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z And she endorsed Ted Budd of North Carolina, who as a congressman voted against certifying the electoral college results on Jan. 6, 2021. GOP hopefuls stump for election deniers despite distancing from Trump lies 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z He pressured officials in seven states to overturn their election results for Joe Biden, and schemed to send fake Trump slates to the electoral college and Congress. Column: The Jan. 6 committee did the country proud but it hasn't changed our calcified politics 2022-10-17T04:00:00Z Second, the electoral college and the Senate give outsize power to less populated states — which in America today tend to be disproportionately White. Opinion | America’s problem is White people keep backing the Republican Party 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z The proportion is also higher among candidates for Congress, which holds the power to finalize — or contest — the electoral college count every four years. A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z The election of Ronald Reagan began a retrenchment, he adds, exacerbated in later decades by the inequalities of gerrymandering and the electoral college. The last time American democracy stood on the brink 2022-10-03T04:00:00Z Pence has said Trump was “wrong” to pressure him to reject the electoral college votes, something he had no power to do. GOP hopefuls stump for election deniers despite distancing from Trump lies 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z He joins many others in calling attention to the workings of the Senate and the electoral college in foiling genuinely democratic outcomes by overrepresenting the citizens of small and rural states. Review | A refreshing argument that democracy can be repaired — by us 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z He said the electoral college count was “appreciably different” from the investigations and other justice-related actions of Congress. Jan. 6 rioter who said he didn’t know Congress met at Capitol gets 4 years 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z There are already scores of election deniers in the House; 139 of them voted against the electoral college count after the violence of Jan. 6, 2021, had finally abated. A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z In the hours after a pro-Trump mob attacked the Capitol, Calvert voted against certifying the electoral college votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania, but he has acknowledged that Biden legitimately won the election. California's fall election could sway power in Congress. Here are House races to watch 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z He also helped raise money for Lee Zeldin, the Republican running for governor of New York who in Congress voted against certifying the electoral college results. GOP hopefuls stump for election deniers despite distancing from Trump lies 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z “Objection sheets” that opposed certifying the electoral college results in various states were laid out on tables, and Cheney’s compliant colleagues were busy signing them — even though a single objection was sufficient. Opinion | Two Republican women, two visions of what ails America 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z And another thing I like about your idea: no muddled Iowa caucus results, no debate over presidential debates, and none of that business of the electoral college overriding the popular vote. Column: Newsom for president -- is he or isn't he? Maybe it's both 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Four of those are incumbents who voted against the electoral college count on Jan. 6, 2021. A majority of GOP nominees — 299 in all — deny the 2020 election results 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z Those 9 percent were the famous “Obama-Trump voters” who helped propel Trump to a slim electoral college victory. Perspective | A hard 2020 lesson for the midterms: Our politics are calcified 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z He avoided acknowledging Biden’s legitimacy until after winning the primary, and avoided saying whether he would have voted to certify the electoral college vote if he were in Congress, ultimately saying he would have. GOP hopefuls stump for election deniers despite distancing from Trump lies 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z A bipartisan group of senators is crafting bills to reform the process of counting electoral college votes, codify same-sex and interracial marriage rights, and pass a budget. Biden turns urgently to critical task of holding the Senate 2022-09-12T04:00:00Z More recently, prosecutors began examining planning for the rally before the riot and Republican efforts to send Trump slates to the electoral college. Prosecutors seek details from Trump’s PAC in expanding Jan. 6 probe 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Prosecutors say these electors may have been part of a plan to try to cast electoral college votes for Trump in Georgia and other states despite Joe Biden’s victory. Georgia judge skeptical of claims of political bias in 2020 election probe 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z Another is doing away with the electoral college altogether. Opinion | Voting changes ignore glaring errors 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z Instead, he called Republican senators and lobbied then to object to final certification of the electoral college vote. Opinion | Trump’s behavior on Jan. 6 was worse than you thought. Much worse. 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z He demanded a list of senators’ phone numbers to cajole them not to certify the forthcoming electoral college count. Trump ‘chose not to act’ as mob terrorized the Capitol, panel shows 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z Might they have spirited him away from the Capitol “for his own safety,” thereby accomplishing the interruption of the critical function of reporting the electoral college vote count Trump and his enablers were seeking? Opinion | Merrick Garland doesn’t have forever 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z The president in India is chosen by an electoral college that consists of lawmakers in both houses of Parliament and elected members of the legislative assemblies of all states. Indian lawmakers vote for president, likely a tribal woman 2022-07-17T04:00:00Z We know now that Trump was similarly unfazed by the chants to “hang Mike Pence” — in fact, that he thought Pence deserved that fate for resisting his pressure not to certify the electoral college vote. Opinion | I’m no longer doubtful: If Garland has a case, Trump must be prosecuted 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z After last year’s insurrection, Calvert voted against certifying the electoral college votes of Arizona and Pennsylvania. 'Poetic justice'? GOP congressman with anti-LGBTQ past tries to win over gay Palm Springs voters 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z The courts uniformly rebuked Trump’s nonsense, and on Dec. 14, electors met at state capitols across the country and affirmed Joe Biden’s electoral college victory. Opinion | We must purge our politics of Trump’s extremist poison 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z And by Dec. 14, when the electoral college tallied the votes, the question of who would be the next president was, for him, firmly settled. Opinion | Trump, and Trump alone, turned Jan. 6 into a debacle for our democracy 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z It took place four days after the electoral college met and, confirming the popular vote in key states, formally elected Joe Biden the next president. ‘Unhinged’: The White House meeting that preceded Trump’s ‘will be wild’ tweet 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Former Trump press aide Judd Deere said he told Trump “my personal viewpoint was that the electoral college had met” and the time to pursue litigation had closed. Jan. 6 takeaways: Extremists and ‘screaming’ in Trump meet 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Capitol in an attempt to block the certification of Biden’s electoral college win, members of the House select committee investigating the insurrection said Sunday. Jan. 6 hearing to focus on Trump’s ‘siren call’ to violent extremists 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Bannon said he told Trump he needed to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral college votes on Jan. 6. Bannon, dangling possible testimony, brings new focus to Jan. 6 role 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z Binder disagreed with Eastman’s arguments that the vice president could reject state-certified electoral college votes, saying they were fine for a moot court debate in class but “not to be taken seriously.” How John Eastman’s role in Jan. 6 still haunts the California university where he taught 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z According to testimony, he was concerned that his protectors would take him away from the Capitol and prevent him from overseeing the final count of electoral college votes. Secret Service chief James Murray leaving agency 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z They tried to fraudulently cast votes in the electoral college. Trump's "get out of jail free" card: A second presidential run 2022-07-06T04:00:00Z Five years later, she was the first Black woman selected as a Democratic representative to the electoral college from New York. Clifford Alexander Jr., first Black secretary of Army, dies at 88 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z Those efforts got a big boost when Republicans developed their own structural advantage — in the Senate, the House and the electoral college. Opinion | A firm’s split with its star gun-case lawyer shows what ails the left 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Federal agents on Wednesday seized the cell phone of Trump lawyer John Eastman, who was the architect behind a plan to pressure then-Vice President Mike Pence into rejecting the electoral college results. About half say Trump should be charged for 1/6: AP-NORC poll 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z They were there — some of them anyway — to hang Vice President Mike Pence, who refused Trump’s corrupt demands that he not certify the results of the electoral college. Column: Cassidy Hutchinson is the Jan. 6 witness we've been waiting for 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z The argument goes: The electoral college gives Republicans — who have lost the popular vote in five of the last six elections — an advantage in winning the presidency and appointing Supreme Court justices. Opinion | Abortion deserves a sober debate. Instead, it gets a war of unreason. 2022-06-27T04:00:00Z She compared the resistance to elected progressive prosecutors to the actions of rioters attempting to interrupt the electoral college certification at the U.S. Loudoun judge throws progressive prosecutor’s office off case 2022-06-26T04:00:00Z Of course, the election was free and fair, and Joe Biden won the electoral college vote, along with the national popular vote by millions. Preemptive pardons, Trump's Justice Dept. plans and other takeaways from Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z All four are accused of obstructing Congress’s counting of electoral college votes on Jan. 6, 2021; Rhodes and two others are accused of engaging in a seditious conspiracy against the United States. DOJ wants to know if Sidney Powell is funding Oath Keepers’ defense 2022-06-22T04:00:00Z The convening of the electoral college on Dec. 14, 2020, was supposed to mark the end of the wild, extended presidential election that year. Trump campaign documents show advisers knew fake-elector plan was baseless 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z With angry words and finger jabs, he alleged that widespread voter fraud required Vice President Mike Pence to reject the electoral college count that was happening that day. Column: John Eastman's journey from respectable O.C. Republican to Batman villain 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z Americans went most of their history without having to worry seriously about arcane electoral college procedures. Opinion | Fix the electoral count law now, before Trump tries to exploit it again 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z That reading of the Constitution is widely dismissed by constitutional experts, who say that elected state officials cannot change electoral college electors once they’ve been chosen by voters. Inside the MAGA world scramble to produce findings suggesting the 2020 election was stolen 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z Pence had told Trump repeatedly he would not use his ceremonial role overseeing the counting of electoral college votes that day to overturn Joe Biden’s election, but Trump had not listened. Jan. 6 committee reveals new details about Pence’s terrifying day 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Still, as the day approached, Chesebro seemed concerned about whether Trump electors could meet a set of state laws that govern how the electoral college process works. Trump campaign documents show advisers knew fake-elector plan was baseless 2022-06-20T04:00:00Z “The only responsibility and power of the Vice President under the Constitution is to faithfully count the electoral college votes as they have been cast,” Judge Luttig wrote. J. Michael Luttig, a conservative judge, tweeted his analysis that a vice president had no power to alter the election results. 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Congress should have no higher priority than fixing the electoral college process. Opinion | Fix the electoral count law now, before Trump tries to exploit it again 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The reports were also presented to Republican members of Congress and Vice President Mike Pence as justification for rejecting electoral college votes from several states Biden won. Inside the MAGA world scramble to produce findings suggesting the 2020 election was stolen 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z By law, the vice president’s role when Congress certifies the electoral college results is largely ceremonial. Trump's pressure campaign on Pence is focus of third hearing on Jan. 6 insurrection 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Constitution, the vice president is also the president of the Senate and must count the electoral college votes in the presence of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Who is John Eastman? Hearing to show conservative California attorney's role in Jan. 6 insurrection 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z After Jan. 6, she told Meadows in a text that she was “disgusted” with Pence, who had refused to help block the certification of Biden’s electoral college victory. Ginni Thomas corresponded with John Eastman, sources in Jan. 6 House investigation say 2022-06-15T04:00:00Z Jan. 6 also exposed other weaknesses, such as the ease with which members of Congress may object to and toss out electoral college votes. Opinion | Fix the electoral count law now, before Trump tries to exploit it again 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z The House picks the president if no presidential candidate receives the required 270 votes in the electoral college, with each state getting a single vote. 'They probably would have killed him': Jan. 6 hearing to show Trump put Pence in danger 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z There are some who do not speak as explicitly but sowed doubts by objecting to the 2020 electoral college vote or by expressing concerns about election integrity as they passed new voting restrictions. Opinion | Trump’s aides told him the truth. Now they are finally telling us. 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z The second, more radical approach would require Pence to delay the certification of the electoral college count to give state lawmakers time to select a new slate of electors who would vote for President Trump. Who is John Eastman? Hearing to show conservative California attorney's role in Jan. 6 insurrection 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z There are so many things wrong with our political system: the electoral college, lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices, the ambiguous wording of certain constitutional amendments. What's democracy's greatest threat? One historian has a clear answer 2022-06-13T04:00:00Z They should also ensure that federal courts are empowered to sort out any state-level meddling in the electoral college process — in case, for example, a governor sends in a bogus slate of electors. Opinion | Fix the electoral count law now, before Trump tries to exploit it again 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z Capitol that day in a bid to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college win, lawmakers on the bipartisan panel said Sunday. Next Jan. 6 hearings to focus on how Trump’s ‘big lie’ fueled rioters 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z It will be focused on holes and ambiguities in the arcane rules for counting electoral college votes set forth in the Constitution and in a poorly written 1887 law, the Electoral Count Act. Perspective | The Jan 6. committee should be looking ahead to election threats in 2024 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Not all states have laws that require electoral college representatives to vote with the majority of the people in the state. Who is John Eastman? Hearing to show conservative California attorney's role in Jan. 6 insurrection 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z On Dec. 13, the day before members of the electoral college were slated to cast their votes and seal Biden’s victory, Thomas emailed 22 House members and one senator. Ginni Thomas pressed 29 Ariz. lawmakers to help overturn Trump’s defeat, emails show 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z The majority of voters chose Joe Biden, who not only won the electoral college and the election, but won about 7 million more votes than Trump. WA reacts to Jan. 6 hearing: Dems laud committee, GOP challengers push conspiracy theories 2022-06-10T04:00:00Z Jan. 6 happened because Mr. Trump and his allies tried to hack the electoral college, generating cockamamie legal arguments to justify what would have amounted to a coup. Opinion | Ignore the GOP spin. The nation still hasn’t reckoned with Jan. 6. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z After all, it will be Vice President Harris who will preside over the counting of electoral college votes on Jan. 6, 2025. Perspective | The Jan 6. committee should be looking ahead to election threats in 2024 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Trump urged Pence to dismiss the electoral college votes for seven states. Who is John Eastman? Hearing to show conservative California attorney's role in Jan. 6 insurrection 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z In December, a federal judge refused to dismiss an earlier indictment charging alleged leaders of the Proud Boys with conspiring to block the certification of Biden’s electoral college win. Proud Boys charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol riot 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z They argued that when Congress met on Jan. 6, 2021, to count the electoral college votes that Vice President Mike Pence could choose to recognize Trump’s electors over Biden’s. Fake Trump electors in Ga. told to shroud plans in ‘secrecy,’ email shows 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z At a minimum, the electoral college should be made less prone to partisan abuse. Opinion | Ignore the GOP spin. The nation still hasn’t reckoned with Jan. 6. 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z In that session, Eastman made the case for Pence to unilaterally act during the counting of electoral college votes to halt Trump’s defeat, The Post has previously reported. Jan. 6 committee set to make its case public with prime-time hearings 2022-06-04T04:00:00Z Eastman made the case that the most politically palatable option was for Pence to send electoral college votes back to the states, but that Pence could also opt to reject electors. Who is John Eastman? Hearing to show conservative California attorney's role in Jan. 6 insurrection 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z As governor of a key battleground state, he would be uniquely positionedto illegitimately orchestrate Trump's return to power in 2024 should the former president's future victory hinge on Pennsylvania's electoral college votes. Doug Mastriano’s largest donor is Shake Shack’s bread maker 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Hale-Cusanelli was trying to show that he did not have the intent to disrupt the electoral college process, and thus couldn’t be guilty of obstructing the proceeding, for which he faces a years-long prison sentence. N.J. man found guilty of felony obstruction of Congress in Jan. 6 riot 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z Miller pleaded guilty in February to obstruction of an official proceeding, namely the certification of the electoral college vote. Md. man who sprayed fire extinguisher at police on Jan. 6 given 33-month prison term 2022-05-23T04:00:00Z By this, they often mean the liberalization of voting rules, the addition of states to the union, the elimination of the electoral college, the prohibition of gerrymandering and even the expansion of the Supreme Court. Opinion | After Roe, conservative legal tactics will aim for structural reform 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z Such a move would have risked a court finding that prevented Pence from rejecting the electoral college count, however. Who is John Eastman? Hearing to show conservative California attorney's role in Jan. 6 insurrection 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z And he had called on Trump to declare martial law, set up military tribunals, prevent the electoral college from meeting to confirm Biden’s victory and cancel the Inauguration. Senior Trump official at State met with election denial activists Jan. 6 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Thomas’s name also appears on an email to the two representatives on Dec. 13, the day before members of the electoral college met to cast their votes and seal Biden’s victory. Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court justice, pressed Ariz. lawmakers to help reverse Trump’s loss, emails show 2022-05-20T04:00:00Z One crucial function that the governor performs himself is signing the official certificate of the electoral college votes, and it is not clear what recourse there would be if a governor refuses to do so. Doug Mastriano’s Pa. victory could give 2020 denier oversight of 2024 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Although Biden’s win had been formally certified in their states, Trump supporters argued that when Congress met to count the electoral college votes, Vice President Mike Pence could choose to recognize Trump’s electors over Biden’s. Wisconsin voters sue Trump supporters who declared themselves electors 2022-05-17T04:00:00Z Her efforts, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, also included questioning the results of the presidential race, urging state lawmakers to ignore the results and sending pro-Trump electors to vote in the electoral college. Leading GOP candidates in Pennsylvania were in Washington on Jan. 6 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z The obvious truth is that the only reason she did not become the president was the electoral college. Opinion | On representation and reproductive rights, there are no easy answers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z On Dec. 15, he attended an Oval Office meeting in which Trump was told by two top Justice Department officials that there wasn’t enough evidence of fraud to overturn the electoral college vote. Inside Mark Meadows’s final push to keep Trump in power 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z And she complained that discussion of vaccines did not mention “natural immunity” and that the Federalist Papers were not included in a unit that used the electoral college for a math lesson. DeSantis accused textbooks of ‘indoctrination.’ Here’s what he meant. 2022-05-09T04:00:00Z But Republicans won four of those nine elections in the electoral college. In draft abortion ruling, Democrats see a court at odds with democracy 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z Then-President Trump’s Justice Department in late 2020 found no evidence of widespread electoral fraud that would have changed the electoral college result. Analysis | 2020 lives on in Wisconsin, Michigan. Will it hurt the GOP this fall? 2022-04-30T04:00:00Z I don’t see how to fix the Senate right off the bat, but the electoral college is inherently antidemocratic and there is no excuse for keeping it. Opinion | On representation and reproductive rights, there are no easy answers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z An anachronistic electoral college and filibuster rules that are undermining the notion of majority rule. Column: Is democracy failing? Xi Jinping says it is, and he’s not entirely wrong 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Raskin believes, and it seems pretty obvious, that they wanted to get him out of there so he couldn't do that job, which was to oversee the certification of the electoral college votes. Keep the leaks coming: The case against Donald Trump is being built up by Republicans' big mouths 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Kenyatta, who is Black and gay, is vowing to abolish the electoral college, pack the Supreme Court, eliminate the legislative filibuster, pass Medicare-for-all, tax the rich, cancel student debt, make protecting Roe v. Far-left Dems abandon anti-police slogans but still run on makeover of American institutions 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z His supporters just saw that lack of guidance as his way to hold back and see which way the majority would break on the electoral college challenge. Analysis | McCarthy’s failure to lead House Republicans started before Jan. 6 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z But what never seems to be acknowledged is the influence of these states in creating the electoral college, the Senate and even the Second Amendment. Opinion | On representation and reproductive rights, there are no easy answers 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z He also decisively won the electoral college, which determines the victor. Analysis | Klobuchar claims Ginni Thomas advocated ‘for an insurrection’ 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z “It’s the only path. If we substitute the will of states through electors with a vote by congress every 4 years… we have destroyed the electoral college… Respectfully.” Texts show GOP lawmakers’ waning support for Trump’s bid to overturn election before Jan. 6: Report 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Separately, a federal judge ruled last week that Trump “more likely than not” committed federal crimes in attempting to stop the confirmation of Biden’s electoral college win. Gap in Trump call logs on Jan. 6 ‘suspiciously tailored,’ Raskin says 2022-04-03T04:00:00Z A federal judge said in a ruling Monday that Trump “more likely than not” committed a federal crime in trying to obstruct the congressional count of electoral college votes on Jan. 6. Jan. 6 White House logs given to House show 7-hour gap in Trump calls 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Cruz would become the first senator to object to the electoral college results, which were being tallied in alphabetical order. Inside Ted Cruz’s last-ditch battle to keep Trump in power 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z Cruz's plan to enable Trump to remain in office involved six swing states objecting to the results of the election therefore hindering approval of the electoral college results. Ted Cruz’s efforts to keep Trump in office 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z In that message, Thomas expresses support for Meadows and Trump — and directed anger at Vice President Mike Pence, who had refused Trump’s wishes to block the congressional certification of Biden’s electoral college victory. Virginia Thomas urged White House chief to pursue unrelenting efforts to overturn the 2020 election, texts show 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z Supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the building, forcing the evacuation of Congress and Pence as they met to certify the electoral college results. Pence spent Jan. 6 at underground Senate loading dock, Secret Service confirms 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z “There is overwhelming evidence that Tarrio organized a plot to corruptly obstruct, influence, and impede the certification of the electoral college vote, an offense that strikes at the heart of our democracy,” Assistant U.S. Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio jailed pending trial in Jan. 6 Capitol attack 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The decision came in a ruling that said it is “more likely than not that President Trump and Dr. Eastman dishonestly conspired to obstruct” the Jan. 6 counting of the electoral college vote. Inside Ted Cruz’s last-ditch battle to keep Trump in power 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z In 2016, there were polling errors specific to critical swing states like Wisconsin and Michigan, which gave Clinton an illusory edge in the electoral college. How American political polling got messed up 2022-03-15T04:00:00Z The riot forced the evacuation of Vice President Mike Pence and lawmakers as boxes holding the electoral college election results were shuttled to safety. Guy Reffitt guilty on all counts in first Capitol riot trial 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z Prosecutors have been charging defendants under the second part of that law, accusing them of obstructing the official proceeding of Congress’ attempt to count the electoral college vote on Jan. 6, 2021. U.S. judge dismisses lead federal charge against Jan. 6 Capitol riot defendant 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z “Stupid, corrupt Mitch McConnell,” he said of the Senate minority leader, before labeling former vice president Mike Pence a “conveyor belt — like corn” for opening and counting the electoral college votes as the Constitution requires. Trump muses on war with Russia and praises Kim Jong Un 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z “If the electors show up at the electoral college, armed guards will throw them out,” he said, apparently referring to ceremonial meetings of electors in state capitals. The Roger Stone tapes What’s more, following the convening of the electoral college on Dec. 14, they wrote, Trump and his close aides knew he had not collected enough “legitimate” electoral votes to win the election. New evidence shows Trump was told many times there was no voter fraud — but he kept saying it anyway 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z James faced multiple felony counts of obstructing the formal count of the electoral college, as well as assaulting a D.C. police officer during his time inside the Capitol. First Jan. 6 defendant pleads guilty to seditious conspiracy in Capitol attack 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z In addition, the filing says that the documents “may show that Plaintiff provided advice to advance efforts to obstruct, impede, or influence the counting of electoral college ballots before a Joint Session of Congress.” Jan. 6 committee alleges Trump, allies engaged in potential ‘criminal conspiracy’ by trying to block Congress from certifying election 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Trump has continued to falsely claim that Pence had the authority to overturn the 2020 election during Congress’s counting of electoral college votes, which he did not. Trump muses on war with Russia and praises Kim Jong Un 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z “Dr. Eastman’s emails may show that he helped Donald Trump advance a corrupt scheme to obstruct the counting of electoral college ballots and a conspiracy to impede the transfer of power,” Reps. Jan. 6 committee says it has evidence Trump committed crimes in bid to overturn election 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z Eastman had urged Pence to call for a delay in the counting of the electoral college votes on Jan. 6. New evidence shows Trump was told many times there was no voter fraud — but he kept saying it anyway 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z It must choose from among the three highest contenders in the electoral college balloting. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Eastman wrote Jacob insisting that he had indeed counseled Trump that the vice president could not unilaterally determine the outcome of the electoral college vote. Jan. 6 committee alleges Trump, allies engaged in potential ‘criminal conspiracy’ by trying to block Congress from certifying election 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z And though Republicans in Congress filed challenges to several of the electoral college votes, none succeeded. EXPLAINER: How fake electors tried to throw result to Trump 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z So that Trump was able to cobble together enough votes the next month to win the electoral college should not, in retrospect, have been a surprise. The Bundy takeover is now complete: How the GOP has embraced pro-terrorist politics 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z The “discourse” in question included threatening to hang those who were performing their constitutional duty to certify the electoral college count, trashing the building and smearing feces on the walls. Opinion | A party that censures its defenders of the Constitution has lost its way 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z The parties have converted the electoral college, the body that makes the formal selection of the nation’s President, from what the Framers intended into a “rubber stamp” for each State’s popular vote in presidential elections. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z “There are those in our party who believe that as the presiding officer over the joint session of Congress, I possessed unilateral authority to reject electoral college votes,” Mr. Pence said. Trump fires back at Pence over election remarks 2022-02-05T05:00:00Z Neither an electoral college nor a direct election would pick the president. Opinion | The lessons of an avoidably unseemly Supreme Court retirement 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z Having lost the popular vote twice and the electoral college count once, Trump’s liabilities in a general election are obvious. Analysis | Do Republicans love Donald Trump as they once did? 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z Italy's presidency is elected through a secret vote in an electoral college of 1,009 Senators, MPs and some regional delegates, with the first candidate to receive two-thirds of the vote declared victorious. Sergio Mattarella: At 80, Italy president set to stay on amid successor row 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z The 12th Amendment was added in 1804 after the electoral college had failed to produce a winner in the presidential election of 1800. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z The president is elected for a term of seven years by an electoral college comprising 1,009 people, mostly members of parliament, as well as senators and 58 delegates of Italy's regions. Why Italy's new president could make or break economy 2022-01-25T05:00:00Z By the time of the electoral college vote, efforts by Trump and his supporters to overturn the results had been rejected by at least 86 judges, including nine Supreme Court justices. As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z If we are going to continue to determine the outcome of presidential elections using the electoral college, how each state conducts its elections does matter to voters in other states. Opinion | Mike Pence worries about the wrong type of voter fraud 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z It was only because of the anti-democratic electoral college system — an ongoing and retrograde leftover from the era when women and people of color weren't allowed to vote — that Trump even had a chance. Feminists are right to shun Sinema 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z The only role of Congress with respect to the electoral college is to “open, present and record” votes submitted and certified by the states. Opinion | Jan. 6 was a tragedy. Busting the filibuster would be, too. 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z They can also try different ways to maximize their chance of winning the electoral college long before you get to Jan. 6 so it looks legitimate, unlike Jan. 6 did last year. How the states have become "Laboratories of Autocracy" — and why it's worse than you think 2022-01-15T05:00:00Z When the electoral college voted, it was no secret that GOP electors were gathering in some states won by Biden. As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Congress reconvened several hours later and confirmed Biden’s electoral college win. 3 more Florida men charged in US Capitol attack 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z I don’t mean “What if Republican-controlled legislatures override the results of the presidential election?” or even a less noxious “What if a Republican wins the electoral college but loses the popular vote?” Opinion | What if Republicans become a majority party? 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z On Dec. 21, 2020, Brooks went with other Republicans to a White House meeting with Trump and a separate meeting with Vice President Mike Pence, who would preside over the counting of electoral college votes. Mo Brooks urged a Jan. 6 crowd to ‘fight.’ Now his actions long before the insurrection face new scrutiny. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Comcast: The company said it would “suspend all of our political contributions to those elected officials who voted against certification of the electoral college votes,” and it has. Analysis | Tech giants swore off donations to those who denied Biden’s win. Their cash is still likely getting through. 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z On Dec. 19, the day the electoral college voted that year, Republican nominee Richard M. Nixon had been declared the winner in Hawaii, pending a recount. As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Trump narrowly lost some key states — just as he had narrowly won some in 2016 — and subsequently decisively lost in the electoral college. Analysis | The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: A guide to what we now know 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Might their future selves come to appreciate the filibuster, celebrate the electoral college or regret their endorsement of various court-packing schemes? Opinion | What if Republicans become a majority party? 2022-01-11T05:00:00Z Brooks was ecstatic, writing on Facebook that now Congress could “reject the electoral college votes from states with badly flawed election systems.” Mo Brooks urged a Jan. 6 crowd to ‘fight.’ Now his actions long before the insurrection face new scrutiny. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z Congress completed the ratification of the electoral college results in the early morning hours after the assault on the Capitol. Analysis | A year after Jan. 6, are the guardrails that protect democracy real or illusory? 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z When the electoral college votes were cast, Trump’s allies claimed that sending rival slates to Washington echoed a move by Democrats in a close race in Hawaii six decades earlier. As Giuliani coordinated plan for Trump electoral votes in states Biden won, some electors balked 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z Nevertheless, Trump continued to make elaborate and baseless claims about election fraud, even after the electoral college confirmed Joe Biden’s victory on Dec. 14. Analysis | The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: A guide to what we now know 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Some GOP Congress members backed off plans to vote for Trump's plan to throw out electoral college votes from swing states he lost. Trump's coup failed — but January 6 was a success 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Then on Dec. 2, Brooks became the first member of Congress to announce that he planned to challenge the electoral college vote on Jan. 6. Mo Brooks urged a Jan. 6 crowd to ‘fight.’ Now his actions long before the insurrection face new scrutiny. 2022-01-10T05:00:00Z In the fall of 2017, Democrats might have been questioning the fundamental process of the electoral college, but not the mechanics of whether the election was properly administered or whether malfeasance took place. Opinion | Taking the nation’s temperature 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Alexander, leader of Stop the Steal, said in a since-deleted video that the three Republican congressmen helped plan how to put “maximum pressure on Congress” during the counting of electoral college votes. Opinion | The insurrectionists’ roll call He asserted that Vice President Mike Pence had “the absolute right” to reject the electoral college count and “send it back to the states to re-certify and we become president.” Analysis | The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: A guide to what we now know 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Under normal order, the House and Senate convene separately to debate and vote when there are objections to a state’s electoral college certificate. What if? Path was uncertain if Pence objected to Biden’s win 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z The bitterest losses come when a candidate gets the most votes but loses the electoral college, something that has happened twice in my lifetime, to Democrats. Column: Jan. 6 is not a political Rorschach test. It is a flashbulb memory, fixed and irrevocable 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z Once police cleared the hallways and escorted the lawmakers to safety, several members of Congress got together and committed to remaining in the building and finishing the certification of the electoral college vote. 'I really thought that I was going to die that day' 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z She was there to cover the counting of the electoral college votes for the 2020 presidential election. Podcast: She was inside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 insurrection. A year later, she reflects 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z “Imagine Congress assembling to count electoral college votes in the midst of Trump-encouraged chaos.” Opinion | The truth in 2022 is our strongest weapon against the lies that fed the insurrection 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z The electoral college imposes that bias on the presidential election — as we saw when Trump was elected despite winning fewer votes than Hillary Clinton in 2016. American democracy is under siege 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Insurrectionist types are taking over state legislatures, armed with plans to throw electoral college votes to Trump, regardless of how the people in their state vote. What Republicans know that Democrats don't: Power matters more than policy 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Just mentioning a vivid revelation by the Jan. 6 commission or a new GOP effort to rig the electoral college results in compulsive eye-rolling. Opinion | What if the eventual Jan. 6 report is rigorous, compelling — and doesn’t really matter? 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z The riot delays but does not stop Congress’ constitutionally mandated count of electoral college votes. The year of recovery and renewal: A 2021 timeline 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z Capitol by a pro-Trump mob that tried to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college win, a siege that resulted in five deaths and left some 140 members of law enforcement injured. Text messages to Meadows renew focus on Trump’s inaction during Jan. 6 attack 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z On Jan. 6, according to prosecutors, several Oath Keepers entered the Capitol in a militarylike “stack” with the goal of disrupting the electoral college count. D.C. attorney general sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6 attack 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z For one, it would rebalance the electoral college a little, since each state’s delegation is equal to the number of its members of Congress. Opinion | One way to reform the House of Representatives? Expand it. 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, only the electoral college portion of the proposal passed and was sent to the states for ratification as the 23rd Amendment. Opinion | The inestimable Mr. Dole 2021-12-10T05:00:00Z In an era of polarized voting and the drop in ticket-splitting, Republicans enjoy structural advantages in the Senate and the electoral college. Analysis | Biden rallies the world to strengthen democracy as big challenges loom at home 2021-12-11T05:00:00Z Walton, during a plea hearing for one of the Jan. 6 insurrection defendants, contrasted Gore’s acceptance of the electoral college defeat in 2000 with Trump’s lies about voter fraud. Opinion | Al Gore was manly. Josh Hawley, not so much. 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z Capitol by a pro-Trump mob trying to stop the certification of Biden’s electoral college win, an attack that contributed to five deaths and led to assaults on more than 100 police officers. Stephen Bannon trial set for July as defense promises legal brawl 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z Capitol by a pro-Trump mob trying to stop the certification of Joe Biden’s electoral college win, an attack that resulted in five deaths and injured about 140 members of law enforcement. Meadows says he will not attend deposition; Jan. 6 committee threatens contempt action 2021-12-07T05:00:00Z In nearby Macomb County, Republicans installed a woman who last year called on Mr. Trump to suspend electoral college meetings and convene military tribunals to probe supposed election fraud. Opinion | Promoters of election lies are seizing the machinery of U.S. democracy 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Apart from working with Democrats on energy issues, Mr. McKinley also bucked Republicans earlier this year by voting to certify Mr. Biden’s electoral college victory. Biden’s infrastructure bill poses major test for Trump voters in deep-red West Virginia 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z He was chosen by a carefully selected electoral college as South Korea’s 11th president. Chun Doo-hwan, brutal South Korean dictator, dies at 90 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z We likely would need a cleanup amendment to remove the three electoral college votes in presidential elections for the unpopulated federal district. Opinion | No compromise on statehood 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z Despite Murdoch's pleas, however, Trump seems unlikely to end his obsession with the 2020 election, which he lost by more than 7 million votes in the popular vote and 74 votes in the electoral college. Rupert Murdoch says Trump needs to get over losing 2020 election: "The past is the past" 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Capitol trying to stop the certification of President Biden’s electoral college win. In wake of Bannon indictment, Republicans warn of payback 2021-11-14T05:00:00Z Trump, meanwhile, lost the popular vote by more than four percentage points and the electoral college by 306 to 232, but he falsely claimed victory, as he maintains to this day. Mitch McConnell spent decades chasing power. Now he heeds Trump, who mocks him and wants him gone. 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z They included the Senate staffers who had grabbed the ornate wooden boxes containing the electoral college certificates documenting how each state’s electors had voted. After Jan. 6, threats and disinformation take hold across the U.S. Cheney took to Twitter at 7:11 a.m. to denounce the effort by a growing number of her Republican colleagues to try to give Trump a second term by rejecting the electoral college results. What happened on Jan. 6: Trump stands back as rioters breach Capitol Soon, Ali Alexander, Amy Kremer and Trump’s other backers were promoting a second rally in D.C. for Dec. 12 — two days before members of the electoral college would meet in state capitals across the nation. Warnings of Jan. 6 violence preceded the Capitol riot From the command center there, the team worked to make the case to Pence that he could interfere with the counting of electoral college votes on Jan. 6. Trump campaign payments for ‘command centers’ at D.C. hotels could undermine executive privilege claim in Jan. 6 investigation 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z Capitol by a pro-Trump mob trying to stop the certification of President Biden’s electoral college win, an attack that resulted in five deaths and left some 140 members of law enforcement injured. Trump seeking to block hundreds of pages of documents from Jan. 6 committee, court filing shows 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Eastman’s memos gave several options for Pence to use the vice president’s ceremonial role of counting electoral college votes to halt Trump’s defeat. During Jan. 6 riot, Trump attorney told Pence team the vice president’s inaction caused attack on Capitol 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The U.S. president, as every schoolchild should know, is chosen by a vote of the electoral college. Opinion | Democrats have declared a voting-rights emergency — but where’s the urgency? 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z When candidates tie in the electoral college, each state’s delegation in the House is allotted one vote to determine the president. Warnings of Jan. 6 violence preceded the Capitol riot Coach stuck with the play and formally objected to certifying the electoral college votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Sen. Tommy Tuberville has no regrets after objecting to Biden’s win on Jan. 6. Is he allowed to just move on? 2021-10-19T04:00:00Z Both speak with deep worry about the anti-majoritarian nature of the American system with a Senate and electoral college that vastly underrepresent urban and suburban voters as well as racial and ethnic minorities. Opinion | Our system is biased against reform. Get used to it, Democrats. 2021-10-17T04:00:00Z But he needs to brush up on his electoral college history. Analysis | Trump’s never-ending parade of election falsehoods 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Both the electoral college and the constitutional method of Senate representation reward those who control wide open spaces. Opinion | The Trump nightmare looms again 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z By mid-December, the electoral college had met and formalized Biden’s victory. Warnings of Jan. 6 violence preceded the Capitol riot The electoral college is an anachronism — of course the presidency should go to the candidate who wins the most votes. Column: America's democracy seems to need radical changes. But what are the chances, really? 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z The GOP is actively looking for ways to game the electoral system, and even to game the electoral college system, to secure illegitimate victories. Opinion | MAGA politics has broken federalism. For the country’s sake, we need to repair it — carefully. 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z An informal meeting on Friday night between the Labour leader and three of the more sympathetic unions ended with the electoral college of MPs, unions and members junked but other significant reforms agreed. What's going on with Labour's row? 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The point is to provide some perspective on the debate in the United States over such institutions as legislative redistricting, the Senate and the electoral college. Opinion | Canada’s non-tyranny of the non-majority 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z Alexander told those assembled that if the electoral college endorsed Biden’s victory, his Stop the Steal organization would turn its attention to pressuring Republicans to object to the certification on Jan. 6. Warnings of Jan. 6 violence preceded the Capitol riot Truly substantive reforms — eliminating the electoral college or remaking the Senate, for instance, or undoing the Citizens United decision — would require amending the U.S. Column: America's democracy seems to need radical changes. But what are the chances, really? 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z But Keir Starmer wants to return to an 'electoral college' which would mean rank and file members would only account for a third of the votes in a future leadership contest. Starmer warned Labour leadership rule changes risk 'civil war' 2021-09-21T04:00:00Z The Left hated the electoral college - as it would give the rank and file less say. What's going on with Labour's row? 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z “Was your purpose in entering the Capitol building . . . to protest against Congress certifying the electoral college vote?” D.C. judges express frustration about possible leniency in Capitol riot cases 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z In what he later said was one early draft, he argued the vice president could set aside the electoral college votes and gavel Trump in as the next president. Warnings of Jan. 6 violence preceded the Capitol riot If that fails, the election will be transferred to a special 208-member electoral college who would vote on a new head of state in September. Museum chief is only candidate for Estonia’s presidency 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z Even in our comparatively enlightened region, all five Republican congressmen from Virginia and Maryland voted against certifying President Biden’s electoral college victory. Perspective | As my Post career ends, I remember a historic night in Berlin and dining on birthday goat 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z Okeno was favored by more than three-quarters of the electoral college delegates, beating two male contenders. World Digest: Aug. 5, 2021 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Within half a year, American Airlines has not only resumed political giving but also contributed directly to at least one of the 147 Republican lawmakers who opposed certification of the electoral college results. American Airlines, other companies resume donations to Republicans who objected to election results 2021-07-15T04:00:00Z On the afternoon of Jan. 4, the vice president quizzed the professor on his plan to disrupt the electoral college count. Warnings of Jan. 6 violence preceded the Capitol riot They altered how the electoral college worked with the 12th Amendment, adopted just 16 years after the original document was approved, because of the mess the country confronted after the election of 1800. Opinion | Stacey Abrams prods our constitutional imagination 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z At issue is a lawsuit Paxton filed seeking to invalidate those states’ electoral college votes — which delivered President Biden his victory. A Texas man was arrested on charges that he voted in the 2020 Democratic primary while on parole. He could face as much as 20 years in prison. 2021-07-10T04:00:00Z Two-thirds of that group were objecting to the electoral college. Capitol riot consequences: Corporations continue to stay away from insurrectionist Republicans 2021-07-06T04:00:00Z Joe Biden was the first Democrat to win Arizona in nearly 25 years, snagging the state’s 11 electoral college votes largely on the strength of his victory in growing and diversifying Maricopa County. Ballots, voting equipment moved again as review of 2020 election drags on in Arizona’s Maricopa County 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Biden was the first Democrat to win Arizona in nearly 25 years, snagging the state’s 11 electoral college votes largely on the strength of his victory in growing and diversifying Maricopa County. Arizona’s Maricopa County will replace voting equipment, fearful that GOP-backed election review has compromised security 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z Abrams would like to see amendments that rid us of the outdated and anti-democratic electoral college, establish unequivocally that every citizen has the right to vote, and clarify the right to privacy. Opinion | Stacey Abrams prods our constitutional imagination 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Donaldson received 32 votes of the party’s 36-strong electoral college, which is made up of the party’s 28 lawmakers in the Northern Ireland assembly and its eight members of parliament in London. Biggest Northern Ireland unionist party endorses new leader 2021-06-26T04:00:00Z The scene was so unsettling to Lankford that he abruptly withdrew his opposition to certifying the electoral college votes. In Oklahoma, the 1995 bombing offers lessons — and warnings — for today’s fight against extremism 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The FBI, along with other agencies, routinely takes actions to prepare for highly sensitive events such as the Jan. 6 certification of the electoral college results. Opinion | Where was the FBI before the attack on the Capitol? 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z On Dec. 19, the intelligence division circulated Trump’s tweet urging people to descend on Washington for the formal count of electoral college votes. Opinion | An insurrection hiding in plain sight 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Of course, the electoral college determines the winner. Fact check: Rep. Brooks’s claim that counting the votes of ‘eligible American citizens’ would have reelected Trump 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z The bipartisan report is the latest to examine the security failures that contributed to the violence that gripped the Capitol as Congress tallied electoral college results certifying Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. Capitol Police had intelligence indicating an armed invasion weeks before Jan. 6 riot, Senate probe finds 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Late that night, after the marauders were cleared from the building, dozens of GOP lawmakers still voted to challenge the final electoral college vote in Pennsylvania and Arizona. How the national push by Trump allies to audit 2020 ballots started quietly in Pennsylvania 2021-06-06T04:00:00Z What is the electoral college’s role in reinstatement? Opinion | What my civics textbook says about Trump getting ‘reinstated’ 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z In January, 139 House Republicans and eight Senate Republicans voted not to certify electoral college results in at least one state. Opinion | The Republican plot to steal the 2024 election 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z “He won the popular vote, and he won the electoral college vote.” Opinion | Republicans aren’t ‘looking forward.’ They’re stepping into a Jim Crow past. 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z All three visiting Pennsylvania lawmakers were among the 64 Republican legislators who signed a letter asking the state’s congressional delegation to object to Pennsylvania’s electoral college votes being cast for Biden. Arizona GOP election audit draws Republican politicians 2021-06-01T04:00:00Z The panel would have been tasked with examining the events of Jan. 6, when thousands of people stormed the Capitol in hopes of blocking Congress from counting now-President Biden’s electoral college victory. Senate Republicans block Jan. 6 commission to study Capitol insurrection 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z The section on the electoral college, however, is entirely unaltered. Opinion | What my civics textbook says about Trump getting ‘reinstated’ 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z Imagine what would have happened if the Republicans held majorities in both houses of Congress and could have overturned the electoral college results. Historian wonders: Is Joe Biden "a speed bump on the fascists' march to power"? 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z Protesters were trying to stop a joint session of Congress from certifying President Biden’s electoral college win. U.S. seizes funds of Capitol riot suspect who sold Jan. 6 footage to media outlets 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z “It’s a continuation of the same forces that sought to overturn the 2020 election, undermine the counting process and interfere on Jan. 6 with the electoral college certification,” she said. Arizona vote recount spurs similar calls nationwide 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z To understand why those jobs matter for the 2024 presidential election requires a brief refresher on the creaky machinery of the electoral college. Column: Trump couldn't steal the election in 2020. His allies are laying the groundwork to try again 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z The senator then went on Fox News, where anchor Bret Baier asked about his plans to challenge the electoral college results. Grievance, rebellion and burned bridges: Tracing Josh Hawley’s path to the insurrection 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The judge allowed the release of a redacted version on Dec. 14, the day members of the electoral college met to make Biden’s win official. How an obscure Texas security company helped convince Americans the 2020 election was stolen from Trump It was her decision, announced a day earlier, to oppose Trump’s demand that the House refuse to certify Biden’s electoral college victory. Cheney or Stefanik? Tradition or Trump? 2 congresswomen personify Republicans' choice 2021-05-06T04:00:00Z Capitol, Stefanik delivered a floor speech that alleged fraud in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin — enough electoral college votes to block Biden’s victory. Analysis | From Paul Ryan acolyte to Trump disciple: Elise Stefanik sets out to replace Liz Cheney in GOP leadership 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z The electoral college is made up of MPs and MLAs who will decide the party leadership on 14 May. DUP leadership: Edwin Poots says 'republican propaganda must be exposed' 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z In an interview last week with Washington Post Live, which he scheduled to promote his just-published book, he stood by his decision to challenge the electoral college results. Grievance, rebellion and burned bridges: Tracing Josh Hawley’s path to the insurrection 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z There are 28 MLAs - including Mrs Foster - and eight MPs, who make up the electoral college. DUP leadership race: All you need to know the contest 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z And they will continue to face agonizing fights to win the electoral college, even with large leads in the national popular vote. Opinion | Stranded on Trump Island, the GOP lets Biden play the long game 2021-05-02T04:00:00Z State population totals are used to allocate a decade’s worth of House seats and electoral college votes. National Digest: GOP lawmakers accuse Biden administration of tampering with census numbers 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z The Stormont agriculture minister made a direct appeal in a letter to the party's electoral college. DUP leadership: Edwin Poots says 'republican propaganda must be exposed' 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z After the electoral college vote giving Biden the presidency, McConnell wanted to head off the possibility that a single senator could force a vote in Congress on certifying the results. Grievance, rebellion and burned bridges: Tracing Josh Hawley’s path to the insurrection 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z The data, which is used to determine the reapportionment of House seats and electoral college votes, veered from the bureau’s own estimates by about 1 percent, according to Census Bureau officials. 2020 Census shows U.S. population grew at slowest pace since the 1930s The notion of a near-shutout in the electoral college, much less a 60 percent president, now seems almost inconceivable. Opinion | Mondale’s landslide loss to Reagan was a rare burst of national consensus 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The tally in the electoral college was even more decisive, with Mr. Mondale winning only Minnesota and the District of Columbia — for a total of 13 electoral votes to Reagan’s record-high 525. Walter F. Mondale, Carter’s vice president who lost White House bid, dies at 93 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z With the allegation against him, Thursday’s announcement added a new detail to the story of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election in which Trump won the electoral college vote. U.S. expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z He declared that “the electoral college has spoken” and urged senators to accept the result. Grievance, rebellion and burned bridges: Tracing Josh Hawley’s path to the insurrection 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z For weeks after Jan. 6, though, some Trump-supporting detractors on social media nagged Hagerty over the electoral college vote, which several Republicans made despite promising to oppose certification. Hagerty talks elections with Trump after affirming Biden win 2021-04-08T04:00:00Z Reagan won 49 of the 50 states, a total of 525 electoral college votes, leaving only 13 for Mondale, from his home state and the District. Opinion | Mondale’s landslide loss to Reagan was a rare burst of national consensus 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The state was central to Biden’s narrow electoral college victory over President Donald Trump, and also produced two upset Senate victories for Democrats that clinched their one-vote control of the chamber. Biden wades into contentious Georgia boycott battle by voicing support for moving All-Star Game 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Polish writer Jakub Zulczyk said this week that he is facing up to three years in prison after he called Poland’s president a “moron” for saying he did not understand the U.S. electoral college system. World Digest: March 23, 2021 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z Trump remains the most popular figure in the country among GOP voters, and lawmakers who opposed the electoral college challenge have been booed at home and faced withering criticism from local party officials. Grievance, rebellion and burned bridges: Tracing Josh Hawley’s path to the insurrection 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z But under no circumstances would a different outcome in the three states in question “have given him an electoral college victory.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: What’s going on in this photo? 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z In presidential elections, the state has a bonanza of electoral college votes — currently 29 but likely to grow to 31 because of the state’s booming population. Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z In presidential elections, the state has a bonanza of electoral college votes - currently 29 but likely to grow to 31 because of the state’s booming population. Sunshine State dims for Dems amid election losses, cash woes 2021-03-07T05:00:00Z This week, Chinese state media reported that Beijing policymakers are mulling redrawing Hong Kong’s electoral districts and requiring candidates to be nominated by an electoral college comprising pro-Beijing political and business elites. China’s Two Sessions: What to watch on Hong Kong, child policy and tech competition 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Capitol on Jan. 6 in an effort to thwart a joint session of Congress as it accepted the electoral college results for President Biden. The voting wars come to Capitol Hill: Democrats eye national elections overhaul amid GOP crackdown 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z The Democrat won the electoral college 306-232, a margin Trump called a landslide when it was in his favour over Hillary Clinton. Goya Foods CEO repeats Trump’s election lies, prompting calls for boycott 2021-03-01T05:00:00Z Of the six GOP candidates, only Cox has directly said that Biden legitimately won the presidency, doing so after the electoral college voted in mid-December. How blue is Trump’s shadow in Virginia? This year’s governor’s race is already shaping up as a key barometer. 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z What did Trump supporters hope would happen next, if the count of electoral college votes was stopped and the election result was in limbo? Opinion | Only the truth will keep Trump away 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z At the time, members of Congress had objected to electoral college votes from the state of Arizona, and the House and Senate had retired to their respective chambers to debate the challenge. Quick end to impeachment leaves some questions about Trump’s Jan. 6 actions unanswered 2021-02-13T05:00:00Z She drank white wine while the group watched on television as Congress prepared to certify the electoral college votes. A majority of the people arrested for Capitol riot had a history of financial trouble 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z Hawley, who last month contested the counting of the electoral college votes, repeatedly dismissed the House managers’ case as “nothing new here” and said he saw no grounds for a trial. Republican senators show emotion, but little evidence of changed minds 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z One would enable the legislature to overturn the state’s voting results for president, awarding Arizona’s electoral college votes to the candidate of lawmakers’ choosing. Opinion | The GOP response to losing in 2020? Make it harder to vote. Again. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Raskin had to be in the Capitol for the electoral college vote counting that day, and he brought grieving family members with him so they could be together during their grieving. Opinion | Republicans will exonerate Trump, but they can’t ignore the horrors 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z The president tried to persuade Pence to use his ceremonial role presiding over the joint session of Congress to reject slates of electoral college votes that confirmed President Biden’s victory. Trump’s lawyers say he was immediately ‘horrified’ by the Capitol attack. Here’s what his allies and aides said really happened that day. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z They had promised they would vote against the counting of the electoral college votes — but begged him now to tell the crowd to stand down. Trump ‘horrified’ by Capitol attack, say his lawyers. Here’s what allies and aides said really happened. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z “The result of this trial is preordained,” said Cruz, who had mounted an effort to contest the electoral college results on Jan. 6. Republican senators show emotion, but little evidence of changed minds 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z He also attempted to do away with the electoral college by sponsoring a House bill to adopt a national popular vote. ‘No one better’: Dems bank on ‘relentless’ Raskin to sway Republicans on impeachment 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z Joe Biden, however, received 81 million votes and a clear-cut victory in the electoral college, which is why the Democrat sits in the White House and Trump does not. News Analysis: In California, Trump's political poison spreads from top of the ticket to City Hall 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z In the immediate aftermath of the failed objection to the electoral college certification, Garcia faced backlash online from die-hard Trump supporters who were disappointed that he eventually acknowledged Biden’s win. For two California Republicans, diverging approaches to Trump lead to the same place: backlash 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z The president tried to convince Pence to use his ceremonial role presiding over the joint session of Congress to reject slates of electoral college votes that confirmed Joe Biden’s victory. Trump ‘horrified’ by Capitol attack, say his lawyers. Here’s what allies and aides said really happened. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z Army veteran and volunteer firefighter from Ohio, was charged together with two others with conspiring to “stop, delay, and hinder Congress’s certification of the electoral college vote.” On cusp of impeachment trial, court documents point to how Trump’s rhetoric fueled rioters who attacked Capitol 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Mr. Trump has done this by perpetuating the Big Lie: the lie that there was massive fraud behind President Biden’s popular vote and electoral college victories, the lie that Mr. Trump actually won the election. Opinion | The Senate should convict on the ‘big lie’ 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Voting reforms, electoral college revisions and campaign-finance changes are all being discussed. U.S. needs infrastructure of democracy plan 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z He won 10 million more votes than in 2016, but moderate voters including women defected to Biden, denying Trump both the popular vote and the electoral college votes he needed. Column: The GOP’s civil war is just beginning, and the fighting will get worse before it gets better 2021-02-03T05:00:00Z Weeks before the joint session of Congress, Trump had summoned the crowd to Washington for a protest to coincide with counting of the electoral college votes. Trump ‘horrified’ by Capitol attack, say his lawyers. Here’s what allies and aides said really happened. 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z In their response, Trump’s attorneys insisted that he never attempted to interfere with the counting of the electoral college votes in a joint session of Congress that day. Democrats describe Trump’s actions as ‘betrayal of historic proportions’ 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Capitol while the Senate was meeting to certify the electoral college votes. Sophia Bush backs call to label Republicans as 'terrorists' following Capitol riot 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z The election has been certified by the electoral college and withstood all challenges. Opinion | Chase’s censure was well-earned 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z Mr. Biden and Congress should impanel a high-level commission to examine these and other voting issues, including electoral college reform, in depth, and Congress and state lawmakers should prepare to legislate. Opinion | Before 2024, we had better fix the election law failings we saw last year 2021-01-31T05:00:00Z If complacency prevails, this month’s certification of the electoral college vote will become the Appomattox Court House of our day. Opinion | Democrats have prevailed, but Trumpism is still here. We can’t be complacent. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Trump became president by winning the electoral college in 2016, but he repeatedly insisted without evidence that he'd only lost the popular vote to Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton because of widespread election fraud. The government Donald Trump left behind 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Harris, who was just reelected to a sixth term as Maryland’s only Republican member of Congress, voted hours after the siege to object to electoral college votes for Joe Biden in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Heather Mizeur, former Md. state delegate, to challenge Rep. Andy Harris in 2022 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Instead, McCarthy signaled to Republicans that he would back Trump’s election fraud claims to the very end — at the Jan. 6 vote to certify the electoral college tally. Hostility between congressional Republicans and Democrats reaches new lows amid growing fears of violence 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Instead, McCarthy signaled to Republicans that he would back Trump’s election fraud claims to the very end – at the Jan. 6 vote to certify the electoral college tally. Hostility between congressional Republicans and Democrats reaches new lows amid growing fears of violence 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z While the mob raged, Manchin tried to reason with GOP senators who planned to object to the electoral college votes. One coal state senator holds the key to Biden’s ambitious climate agenda. And it’s not McConnell. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z The Jan. 20 editorial “How not to fix the electoral college” criticized a Wisconsin Republican proposal to change the way that state’s electoral college votes are allocated as part of a presidential election. Opinion | The gold standard for all but presidential elections 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z The state party of Wyoming, where Cheney serves, previously demanded that the electoral college results be rejected in Congress. Trump jumps into a divisive battle over the Republican Party — with a threat to start a ‘MAGA Party’ 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z Earlier this month, Hawley expressed support for pro-Trump rioters who invaded the US Capitol, and on the same day objected to electoral college results in the Senate in an attempt to overturn Biden’s victory. Biden spoke to Mexican president about reversing Trump's immigration policies 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z She said she first started thinking about running when he objected to Biden’s electoral victory and nearly got into a physical confrontation with another lawmaker during the debate on the electoral college vote. Rep. Andy Harris of Maryland sets off metal detector while carrying gun near House chamber 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Harris also challenged the electoral college votes in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Washington-area Republicans Bob Good, Andy Harris skip inauguration 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Leading companies such as AT&T, American Express and Marriott said they would halt donations to lawmakers who voted against the certification of electoral college votes earlier this month. After Capitol assault, corporate America rethinks its role in politics 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Ham brought the banner — which notes the electoral college count and Biden’s vote total — to a neighbor’s house, where they watched the inauguration in the backyard. Locked down and socially distanced, Washingtonians still celebrate Biden-Harris 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Trump and Jackson both ran as populists, and Jackson was the first president to be directly elected, and he proposed ending the electoral college. A look inside Biden’s Oval Office 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Trump and Jackson both ran as populists, and Jackson was the first president to be directly elected and he proposed ending the electoral college. A look inside Biden’s Oval Office 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z Then again, it is not clear why the nation needs the electoral college at all. Opinion | Wisconsin lawmakers show us how not to fix the electoral college 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Measured against what could have gone wrong — a Trump reelection, probably via a bare electoral college majority, or his outright refusal to surrender office once he lost — Mr. Biden’s impending inauguration is cause for celebration. Opinion | Celebrate, despite everything 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z His worst legacy is the ugly, racially tinged divisiveness that he stoked for four years, and that resulted in the sacking of the Capitol as Congress prepared to count the electoral college votes. Opinion | One of Trump’s worst legacies will be his transformation of the Supreme Court 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z Seven states had already left the Union; a mob had tried to attack the Capitol on the day Congress met to tabulate the electoral college vote. Opinion | Lincoln came to the presidency at a treacherous time, too. His inauguration can give us hope. 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z He lost the national popular vote to Hillary Clinton but lucked his way to victory in the electoral college. Biden inauguration: Donald Trump's last full day as US president - live updates 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z A slew of Fortune 500 companies in recent days have sworn off donations to the Republicans who voted to overturn the electoral college results, a group that includes McCarthy. House hands Trump a second impeachment, this time with GOP support 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z The party remains heavily dependent on its structural advantages in the U.S. electoral college system, which helped Trump win in 2016 - despite losing the popular vote by 3 million. Republican Party faces rage from both pro- and anti-Trump voters 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z The images suggest some involved in the mob were embarking on a coordinated insurrection aimed at more than just obstructing the electoral college certification. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thought she 'was going to die' during Capitol attack 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Cheney was in the House chamber, urging that Republicans reject efforts pushed by Trump and many others in her party to challenge the electoral college results that determined Trump had lost his reelection bid. Trump impeachment: House to debate charge of 'incitement of insurrection' – live 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z As Raskin took the lectern to speak against Republican objections to the electoral college votes, he thanked his colleagues for their support. He buried his son a week ago. Now Jamie Raskin is helping lead the impeachment charge. 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z But the advice was not heeded by the vast majority of those in Cheney’s caucus, as 139 out of 211 House Republicans voted to challenge electoral college votes from Arizona, Pennsylvania or both. Before riot, Trump said ‘we got to get rid’ of Rep. Liz Cheney. Now she supports impeaching him. 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Capitol when a mob stormed the building while lawmakers were voting to certify the electoral college results and Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. 5 ways parents and teachers are explaining the U.S. Capitol riot to kids 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Capitol, forcing our elected leaders to abandon their task of certifying electoral college votes to take cover instead, it doesn’t look like we’re going to shake off that word in 2021, at least not yet. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Minnesota editorials 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z It didn’t, so hopes turned to the electoral college vote on Dec. 14. Opinion | Punish President Trump — but not Joe Biden or the nation 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, as I sat in the House gallery listening to my colleagues debate the certification of the electoral college votes, something prompted me to get up and leave. Opinion | This is the America that Black people know 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z After being informed of the president’s tirade by her father, Cheney walked out on the House floor, still hoping to stop the effort backed by Trump to overturn the electoral college votes. Before riot, Trump said ‘we got to get rid’ of Rep. Liz Cheney. Now she supports impeaching him. 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z Both senators voted against certifying the electoral college results. Campaign finance system rocked as firms pause or halt contributions after election results challenged 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Several lawmakers have called for hearings to question why Wolf and DHS failed to anticipate threats posed by Trump’s followers to Congress’s electoral college certification on Jan. 6. Chad Wolf resigns as homeland security secretary 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z For another, a rising tide of corporate donors are declaring that lawmakers who voted to support challenges to the electoral college are, at least for the time being, persona non grata. Congressional Republicans struggle to mount a response to Capitol riot 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Major corporations, like Marriott and Commerce Bank, told the online publication Popular Information that they will stop donations to GOP lawmakers who voted to reject Biden’s electoral college victory. ‘War for the soul’: Capitol riot elevates GOP power struggle between pro-Trump conspiracy theorists and party establishment 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z The lawmakers reiterated that they had been loyal Trump supporters and were even willing to vote against the electoral college results — but were now scared for their lives, officials said. Six hours of paralysis: Inside Trump’s failure to act after a mob stormed the Capitol 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z McMorris Rodgers signed a legal brief supporting a Texas lawsuit that sought to overturn Biden’s electoral victory, but ultimately supported certification of the electoral college vote. Microsoft, Amazon, Washington Realtors among local business players rethinking donations to GOP 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Capitol as Congress prepared to confirm state electoral college votes in Biden’s favor. 'High alert' at California Capitol as police brace for any inauguration unrest 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z In the weeks leading up to Wednesday’s riot, McCarthy brushed off concerns about the electoral college count. Congressional Republicans struggle to mount a response to Capitol riot 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z They hoped that Vice-President Mike Pence, who was set to preside over the 6 January ceremony, would ignore the electoral college votes. The 65 days that led to chaos at the Capitol 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z From there, the star directly mentioned the riots that saw several Trump supporters breach the security of the Capitol building on Jan. 6 while the Senate was voting to confirm the electoral college votes. Jon Voight praises Trump, calls for unity in new video following Capitol riots: 'It's not over' 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Republican presidential candidates have won the national popular vote only once in the last 32 years yet sometimes claimed the White House via the electoral college. Inequality, racism and polarisation set stage for Trump's 'American carnage' 2021-01-10T05:00:00Z Outstanding questions remain over what would happen to the three electoral college votes currently afforded to the District when it becomes a smaller federal enclave. Could D.C. become a state? Explaining the hurdles to statehood. 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The growing crowds outside the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon sounded menacing but at bay as senators began to debate challenges to the electoral college vote. Inside the Capitol siege: How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z The president urged his supporters to march on the Capitol on the day Mr Biden's electoral college victory was to be confirmed by Congress. Trump riots: Democrats plan to introduce article of impeachment 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z The link shows the original headline referenced the electoral college tallying votes. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z He started class with a discussion of the electoral college, and the certification of the results, an abstract subject suddenly filled with drama, and then pivoted to discussion of the riot. Teachers across the country work to explain an unforgettable day in American history 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z As members of Congress prepared to return and resume the count of the electoral college votes, hundreds of police officers surrounded the building. The four-hour insurrection: How a Trump mob halted American democracy 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z On Dec. 19, five days after the electoral college convened to finalize states’ counts, the president for the first time advertised and endorsed a third such protest. Inside the Capitol siege: How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Behind him were three boxes holding electoral college vote certificates. The day my ‘second home,’ the Capitol, was overtaken by mob 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy spoke on television multiple times Wednesday afternoon, condemning the violence and expressing determination to complete the electoral college count. Here are the California Republicans who voted to challenge Biden's election 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Capitol building on Jan. 6 during the Senate certification of the electoral college votes, Kloss was one of the many celebrities taking to Twitter to denounce what was happening. Karlie Kloss claims she tried to convince in-laws Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump that Biden won election 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Pelosi said she and Pence had agreed to resume the electoral college count later in the evening. The four-hour insurrection: How a Trump mob halted American democracy 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z This one would be held on the day that Congress would take the final step of counting the electoral college votes in a joint session, cementing Biden’s victory. Inside the Capitol siege: How barricaded lawmakers and aides sounded urgent pleas for help as police lost control 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor that he does not expect any more votes challenging electoral college results. U.S. Senate rejects Trump allies' objection to Pennsylvania presidential election results 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z Crackpot legal theories and baseless fraud allegations gained traction only because of our antiquated electoral college. Opinion | More ideas for a U.S. voting overhaul 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Despite the disruption at the Capitol building, the Senate reconvened later in the evening to certify the electoral college votes. Karlie Kloss claims she tried to convince in-laws Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump that Biden won election 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z “What is unfolding is unacceptable and un-American,” declared House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, who just hours earlier had announced he would support Trump’s effort to annul the electoral college count. Opinion | President Trump has committed treason 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z In a sign of quick staff thinking, aides to the Senate parliamentarian rounded up several people to grab the boxes containing the electoral college certificates submitted by the states — documents needed to certify Biden’s victory. Inside the assault on the Capitol: Evacuating the Senate 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Senate map and electoral college, as they redoubled their appeal to the interests of a core group of evangelical Christians and non-college-educated Whites. Democrats win unified — if narrow — control of Washington on a violent day 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z For days leading up to Wednesday, Trump had also pressed Pence, whom the Constitution requires to preside over the ceremony, to refuse to recognize electoral college slates from swing states that backed Biden. Congress closes in on affirming Biden win following riot at U.S. Capitol 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The extraordinary anarchy that interrupted the tallying of electoral college votes in a joint session of Congress brought America’s democracy to the brink. Trump’s presidency finishes in ‘American carnage’ as rioters storm the Capitol 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The electoral college vote certification was interrupted when supporters of President Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington on Wednesday, capturing the nation’s attention and threatening its democratic process. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in Washington. Here's how it happened 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Nonpartisan staffers from the parliamentarian’s office were carrying the boxes containing the electoral college votes back to the Senate. Inside the assault on the Capitol: Evacuating the Senate 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Welch said he hoped that once the building had been cleared they would be able to return and complete the certification of the electoral college votes for Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris. VT US Rep Welch feared his safety during assault on Congress 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z If for some reason Congress were not able to confirm the electoral college vote between now and Inauguration Day, Pelosi would become acting president. Congress closes in on affirming Biden win following riot at U.S. Capitol 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Inside the Capitol, lawmakers began the ceremonial process of certifying the electoral college results. Trump’s presidency finishes in ‘American carnage’ as rioters storm the Capitol 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z The electoral college certificates - ratifying Biden’s win - are being marched back to the Senate chamber. A pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol in Washington. Here's how it happened 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Congress as it started to count electoral college votes certified by states and sent to Washington. ‘Stop the Steal’ demonstrators rally in Carson City 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z While objecting to the electoral college and bolstering false accusations of "voter fraud" cannot achieve any of the traditional political goals, it does a smash-bang job of "triggering the liberals." Don't dismiss Trump's "Stop the Steal" tantrum: The GOP is trolling our democracy to death 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Biden won the popular vote on Nov. 3 and, last month, the electoral college met in each state capital, as stipulated in the U.S. Congress closes in on affirming Biden win following riot at U.S. Capitol 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z In the extremely unlikely event that Pence voids electoral college votes, his actions would almost certainly be challenged in court. Explainer-The meeting of the U.S. Congress that will seal Biden's win 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Capitol, where legislators will be meeting to certify the electoral college results. Opinion | Wednesday’s protests could get ugly. But officials should be able to handle it — without the armed forces. 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z During Wednesday’s proceedings, a joint session of Congress is set to accept the electoral college tallies as they are called out alphabetically by state. Biden camp girds for Wednesday’s culminating electoral dispute 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z When Congress meets for a joint session Wednesday to certify the electoral college vote, McConnell will speak first in the Senate on any challenges, according to a person familiar with his plans. Mitch McConnell enters a more challenging era likely to include more GOP infighting 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z “The only responsibility and power of the Vice President under the Constitution is to faithfully count the electoral college votes as they have been cast,” Luttig wrote. After years of fealty, Pence prepares for a final performance likely to anger Trump 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Senate plan to object to the congressional certification of the electoral college results this week, indelibly carving their names on the bathroom walls of history. Donald Trump's silver lining: Will his last-ditch coup rip the Republican Party apart? 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z The gap between the popular and electoral college vote continues to widen. 7 ways 2020 exposed America 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Several members of his own party rose to object to their state’s electoral college tally, and at times, Biden appeared to grow annoyed by the dissenters, even though the results went against his own party. Biden camp girds for Wednesday’s culminating electoral dispute 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Hawley offered no evidence to support why he plans to object to certifying the electoral college results, but then evidence does not seem to factor into Mr. Hawley’s slavish devotion to Mr. Trump. Opinion | Mr. Hawley’s ill-advised plan to contest the results 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Egged on by Trump, a dozen Republican senators — a quarter of the GOP caucus — have defied McConnell and said they will vote to reject the electoral college results, in effect authorizing a bloodless coup. Opinion | We all suffer for Mitch McConnell’s sycophancy 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Asked on Saturday about the challenge to the electoral college that Trump has backed, she offered a vague comment. Democrats, Republicans race to finish in Ga. as Trump casts shadow over Senate runoffs 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z McConnell last month urged Republican senators not to object to the electoral college vote certification in Wednesday’s joint session. Trump sabotaging GOP on his way out of office with push to overturn election 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, newly elected Rep. Burgess Owens and Rep. Chris Stewart are among the House members planning to challenge the electoral college vote. GOP split over Trump, election runs across deep-red Wyoming 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z He's certainly been talking to members of the House and Senate and he's got a number of them ready to object to certifying the electoral college results on Wednesday. Trump's Georgia call was no idle threat: He is trying to overturn the election 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z My grandfather is not going to drive up to the White House with a briefcase full of electoral college votes. Trump's latest crime "shocks" the media: His niece, Mary Trump, is not surprised 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Perdue, whose Senate term lapsed on Sunday, leaving him on the sidelines for the electoral college fight in that chamber, has said he would support the effort to challenge the election result. Democrats, Republicans race to finish in Ga. as Trump casts shadow over Senate runoffs 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z At least two more GOP senators said Monday that they would vote to affirm the electoral college results, joining Toomey and others. Trump sabotaging GOP on his way out of office with push to overturn election 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z There are still 12 Republican senators who will not ratify the electoral college results this week, but not one agreed to defend their decision on television, according to a CNN host. Trump recorded pressuring Georgia official to 'find' votes | First Thing 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Vice President Pence, who is constitutionally obligated to preside over the joint session of Congress to certify Biden’s electoral college victory. Opinion | An alarmingly large cadre of co-conspirators is helping Trump’s assault on democracy 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z The time for questioning the results has passed; the time for the formal counting of the electoral college votes, as prescribed in the Constitution and statute, has arrived. Opinion | All 10 living former defense secretaries: Involving the military in election disputes would cross into dangerous territory 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “Our elections have occurred. Recounts and audits have been conducted. Appropriate challenges have been addressed by the courts. Governors have certified the results. And the electoral college has voted,” the former defense secretaries wrote. The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z But in that case, unlike now, several states had not been certified in the electoral college. Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “The time for questioning the results has passed; the time for the formal counting of the electoral college votes, as prescribed in the Constitution and statute, has arrived,” they wrote. Extraordinary warning to Trump by 10 former Pentagon chiefs 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “Our elections have occurred. Recounts and audits have been conducted. Appropriate challenges have been addressed by the courts. Governors have certified the results. And the electoral college has voted,” they said in the opinion piece. Former U.S. defense chiefs say no role for military in Trump's efforts to contest defeat 2021-01-04T05:00:00Z Eleven Senate Republicans said Saturday they plan to challenge Congress’ certification of electoral college results in a last attempt to deny Joe Biden’s victory and show their loyalty to President Trump. 'Find' winning votes for him, Trump demands in taped call with Georgia official 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z “The time for questioning the results has passed; the time for the formal counting of the electoral college votes, as prescribed in the Constitution and statute, has arrived.” The time to question election results has passed, all living former defense secretaries say 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z On Wednesday, members of the House and the Senate will meet to approve the results from the electoral college. Trump knows no limits as he tries to overturn the election 2021-01-03T05:00:00Z |
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