The National Popular Vote compact is grounded in constitutional provisions giving states exclusive control over how to award electoral votes, Expand Democracy's Rob Richie writes in an opinion column.

The 538 members of the Electoral College are set to cast votes for president and vice president on Monday -- marking another step toward making President-elect Joe Biden's victory official.. The ...

States with 209 electoral votes have already signed onto the pledge, which commits to sending all Electoral College votes to whoever wins the most votes nationwide if and when states adding up to ...

Doubtless there are worse ideas than ditching the Electoral College in favor of electing American Presidents by popular vote. But it would take a while to think of one. Our Jacob Grandstaff has ...

Despite Joe Biden earning 7 million more votes than Trump in 2020, a change of 20,000 votes in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Arizona would have resulted in an Electoral College tie–which Trump likely ...

The nation's capital gets three Electoral College votes for president under the Constitution's 23rd Amendment, ... Alaska, currently separated from the mainland U.S. by about 500 miles ...

If Trump wins Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, North Carolina and Pennsylvania--leaving Biden with only winning Georgia of the remaining swing states--both candidates will have 269 electoral votes.