The U.S. elects its presidents through the electoral college system. Sometimes it means the candidate with the most votes ...

Seventeen blue states and D.C. belong to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, nearing the 270 electoral votes to ...

Some states have passed laws to award their electoral votes to the popular vote winner, but they are not in effect.

It does not give every individual vote cast in the state to that candidate. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact is an agreement that could effectively phase out the Electoral College system ...

In a quirk of American democracy, US citizens don’t actually get to directly choose their president. Instead, that ...

A majority of Americans — more than 60% — support abolishing the Electoral College, according to a September report by the ...

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) are wrongly achieved by focusing on differences among groups of people.

known as the "National Popular Vote Interstate Compact." Sixteen other states, as well as Washington, D.C., have joined the ...

A handful of swing states are once again the focus of a high-stakes election, where electoral votes will decide whether ...

When North Dakotans cast ballots during the presidential race, they are not voting for their chosen candidate directly. Instead, they are voting for the three names next to their chosen ...

First, absent in the numerous discussions, are fundamental facts about security failures. 1. You won’t know the extent of the ...

Sound Off is an opinion forum for Mercury readers to comment on today’s news. Submissions must be 75 words or less and are ...