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News Articles: electoral college

In this Jan. 20, 2001, file photo, standing in the rain, President George W. Bush waves as he watches his inaugural parade pass by the White House viewing stand in Washington, Saturday afternoon, Jan. 20, 2001. With him are his wife and first lady Laura Bush and his father, former President George H.W. Bush.

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  • Politics

Most Americans support using the popular vote to decide U.S. presidents, data shows

There have been five presidents who won the electoral vote but not the popular vote, including George W. Bush and Donald Trump.

August 10, 2022
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
People pass by a "Complete the census" sign along New York City's Hudson River Greenway in September 2020.

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  • National

An Independent Review Of The 1st 2020 Census Results Found No Major Irregularities

Census experts with the American Statistical Association have been evaluating the state population numbers used to reallocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes for the next decade.

September 14, 2021
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Some states have gained or lost Electoral College votes because of changes in population numbers recorded by the 2020 census.

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  • National

Here's How The 1st 2020 Census Results Changed Electoral College, House Seats

Based on population shifts recorded by the 2020 census, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states gaining representation, while California, New York and Pennsylvania are losing influence.

April 26, 2021
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang,
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin,
  • and 1 more
U.S. Army soldiers board a bus in January 2020 at Fort Bragg, N.C., one of the military bases that will likely see population boosts in their 2020 census counts due to a change to how troops deployed abroad were counted.

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  • National

Why Deployed Troop Counts Are A 'Wildcard' In 2020 Census Results

About 97,000 troops who are stationed in the U.S. but were deployed abroad during the census could help shift congressional seats and Electoral College votes to states with military bases or ports.

April 23, 2021
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (right) speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in March with other members of the U.S. House of Representatives, the size of which has stayed at 435 voting members for decades.

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  • National

Stuck At 435 Representatives? Why The U.S. House Hasn't Grown With Census Counts

A 1929 law set up a process for redistributing representation after each census that has pitted states against one another in a once-a-decade fight for power in Congress and the Electoral College.

April 20, 2021
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By:
  • Hansi Lo Wang

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  • National

COMIC: How Your State Wins Or Loses Political Power Through The Census

How much say your state has in Congress and the Electoral College is determined through a little-known, once-a-decade process based on the census.

April 12, 2021
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By:
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin and
  • Hansi Lo Wang
Italian papers show the chaotic scenes from Washington, with one headline declaring "The End." Others proclaim, "Gunshots on Democracy" and "USA – Day of the Coup." World leaders are reacting with shock and dismay to the assault on the Capitol.

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  • World

'Disgraceful': World Leaders React To Pro-Trump Extremists Storming U.S. Capitol

Historians in Italy compare Wednesday's events to the rise of fascism. "Violence is incompatible with the exercise of democratic rights and freedoms," Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said.

January 07, 2021
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By:
  • Reese Oxner and
  • Bill Chappell
National Guard troops stand behind shields outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening.

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  • National

After Chaos, Insurrection And Death, Pro-Trump Rioters Defy D.C. Curfew

The extremists are calmly milling about the Capitol grounds, despite the D.C. curfew in effect. The relatively peaceful dispersal is in stark contrast to the response to last summer's BLM protests.

January 07, 2021
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Capitol

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  • News

Georgia Officials, Organizations React to Insurrection At U.S. Capitol

Georgia officials and organizations have issued mixed reactions, from a strong condemnation by the Governor to silence in some cases, to Wednesday's siege of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump extremists.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as they try to storm the Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday. Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the 2020 electoral vote certification.

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  • Politics

Trump Supporters Storm U.S. Capitol, Clash With Police

After the president addressed the crowd gathered to protest President-elect Joe Biden's win, Trump supporters pushed past barriers onto the Capitol grounds.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Marisa Peñaloza
Vice President Pence came under pressure from President Trump to reject the Electoral College results in a ceremony where he is constitutionally bound to announce that President-elect Joe Biden won.

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  • Elections

Trump Lashes Out After Pence Refuses To Overturn Election Results

The vice president was presiding as the Electoral College vote count is tallied. As violence broke out at the Capitol, President Trump rebuked Pence for following the law.

January 06, 2021
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By:
  • Tamara Keith
Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is among those promising to challenge the Jan. 6 vote to certify the Electoral College results.

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  • Elections

Pence Backs Republican Lawmakers' Plan To Object To Electoral College Results

Eleven senators and senators-elect said they would reject electors "from disputed states" without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns.

January 03, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin

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  • National

COMIC: How Your State Gets Power Via The Census (And What Trump Wants To Change)

A little-known process determines your state's representation in Congress and the Electoral College. Trump wants to try to change it by excluding unauthorized immigrants for the first time in history.

January 01, 2021
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By:
  • Connie Hanzhang Jin and
  • Hansi Lo Wang
President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him president Monday.

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  • Analysis

As Democracy Holds, Trump Finds Himself Increasingly Isolated

The Electoral College reaffirmed that Joe Biden is president-elect, but the current president continues to not accept it, threatening to undermine Biden's legitimacy.

December 15, 2020
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By:
  • Domenico Montanaro
Russian President Vladimir Putin told U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, "For my part, I am ready for interaction and contacts with you," according to the Kremlin.

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  • Politics

Putin And Bolsonaro Congratulate Biden On His Victory Over Trump

The Russian leader contacted U.S. President-elect Joe Biden after the Electoral College affirmed his victory. Putin was one of the last major world leaders to do so.

December 15, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
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