The American president is chosen by the Electoral College, not the popular vote. Here's why that is and how it works.

A handful of swing states are once again the focus of a high-stakes election, where electoral votes will decide whether Kamala Harris or Donald Trump wins. Americans are gearing up for yet another contentious presidential election.

In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral votes to the 50 states and the District of Columbia largely based on their population.

With the Election Day 2024 upon us and millions of Americans already casting their votes, here's what to know about a key piece of the election.

The task of Electoral College reform is daunting. Since the 1970s, the mere mention of reform has often elicited responses of weary pessimism even among those who favor the idea. Our Constitution is notoriously difficult to amend, and Republicans reflexively oppose reform because they currently believe that the 5

Voters in small states have more Electoral College votes per capita than larger, more diverse states, giving them more power to choose a president than they would in a national popular election.

MSNBC's Chris Hayes and Rachel Maddow come to terms with a Trump victory in 2024. Trump has gathered 267 electoral votes, having won Pennsylvania, as of 2:00 am. When the results in Alaska and Maine are confirmed,

Kamala Harris secured more than 200 electoral college votes after blue states Hawaii, Virginia and New Mexico were called for the Democratic presidential candidate, according to t