The certification of the Electoral College vote was once seen as ceremonial. Two moments 20 years apart remind us how high the stakes really are.

The U.S. has a long tradition of defeated presidential candidates sharing the inauguration stage with the people who defeated them, projecting to the world the orderly transfer of power. It’s a practice that Vice President Kamala Harris will resume on Jan. 20 after an eight-year hiatus.

A state funeral is a gathering of the Washington clans, a convocation of the very establishment that Trump has pledged to destroy in his second term. Carter was not a clubbable man and his self-conscious piety was sometimes an irritant for his successors. He was the uneasiest member of the ex-president’s club apart from Trump.

Kamala Harris is readying on Monday to certify the 2024 election results, affirming President-elect Trump’s victory as well as her decisive defeat to him after a whirlwind run for commander in

The only two candidates in modern U.S. history to win the popular vote but lose the White House were Democrats Hillary Clinton (2016) and Al Gore (2000). WASHINGTON - President-elect Donald Trump ...

Who’s gotten the most votes ever? As the 2024 election is certified, here’s a look at how the final totals for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris compare to previous candidates.

The 2025 congressional joint session to count electoral votes is expected to be less eventful than four years ago.

Former U.S. presidents attended Jimmy Carter's funeral on Thursday. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images There's Al Gore, Mike Pence, Karen Pence, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Joe Biden ...

United States Vice-President Kamala Harris has previously called President-elect Donald Trump a threat to American democracy. She has said he is a fascist. She has predicted he would abuse the powers of the presidency.

For the first time in 20 years, a Republican presidential candidate is ready to take the White House as the winner of the popular vote.

Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images There's Al Gore, Mike Pence, Karen Pence, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, George W. Bush, Laura Bush, Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Joe Biden ...