Get Rhode Map A weekday briefing from veteran Rhode ... onslaught of unions — say they’re opposed to holding a constitutional convention, arguing that it’s too risky to allow even the ...

The idea of the Electoral College emerged during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as a middle ground between two ...

Here's why presidential candidates have to concentrate on a handful of swing states and why the winner of the popular vote ...

As Vice President Kamala Harris faces former president Donald Trump for the presidency in 2024, the US Electoral College will ...

The Electoral College ensures that even the most sparsely populated states have an effect on the final result (Wyoming, ...

In the Electoral College, each state gets ‘electors’ or votes based on its congressional seats (which is largely in line with ...

The president is the inaugurated on January 20. The system – established by the Constitutional Convention in 1787 as a compromise between delegates who thought the president should be selected by a ...

Al Jazeera looks at the US economy, demographics, geography and other indicators ahead of the November 5 elections.

Ever wonder how we ended up with the Electoral College? A new virtual reality experience lets you get inside the 1787 debate over how a U.S. president should be elected.

This year, Rhode Island voters are being asked to decide if the state should hold a constitutional convention. A constitutional convention − should a majority of voters endorse Question 1 in ...

Opposition lawmakers have described the measure as authoritarian, arguing it makes constitutional reforms passed by Congress immune to checks and oversight by the judiciary. "The aim is to end the ...