Jeff Greenfield is a contributing writer at POLITICO Magazine covering U.S. politics. He’s a five-time Emmy-winning network television analyst and has written multiple books about American politics.

For more than 200 years the Electoral College has been the key factor in determining the results of the presidential races in America. But many Americans want the the president to be elected by the ...

Election Day has arrived in America and with it, plenty of fanfare. Last-minute texts from fundraisers, “I Voted” sticker selfies on social media, and − later in the night − a whole lot of math. Once ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The House floor convenes before a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to count the Electoral College votes on January 6 ...

An electoral college is a system in which a body of electors selects a candidate for a particular office. The United States uses it to choose heads of state, but an electoral college is not uniquely ...

Voting is underway and Election Day is Tuesday, so here’s a primer on the fight to reach 270 votes in the Electoral College. The term “Electoral College” does not appear in the Constitution. Article 2 ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Millions of Americans are casting their votes today in what could be the closest presidential race ever, but we won’t know the winner until the Electoral College votes are counted. It’s ...

Editor's Note: This is an excerpt from WBUR's daily morning newsletter, WBUR Today. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox, sign up here. It’s Electoral College day. Before we get to the ...

While the popular vote took place in November, state electors cast their official vote for their respective candidates on Dec. 17. The popular vote and electoral vote usually mirror each other to ...