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Trump off to a strong start in Electoral College | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. Trump off to a strong start in Electoral College. Trump off to a strong start in Electoral College. WASHINGTON (AP) Donald Trump started racking up electoral votes Monday even as anti-Trump protesters across the country tried to persuade the Electoral College to prevent him from winning the White House. With about half the states reporting, neither Trump nor Democrat Hillary Clinton had lost any electors. And "No treason, no Trump! Republican electors have been deluged with emails, ...

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Don't look to the Electoral College to upend Trump | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. Don't look to the Electoral College to upend Trump. Don't look to the Electoral College to upend Trump. WASHINGTON (AP) There's more hustle than hope behind an effort to derail Donald Trump's presidency in the Electoral College. The interviews found widespread Democratic aggravation with the electoral process but little expectation that the rush of anti-Trump maneuvering can stop him. For that to happen, Republican-appointed electors would have to stage an unprecedented defection.

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US move to secure election systems meets criticism | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. US move to secure election systems meets criticism. US move to secure election systems meets criticism. WASHINGTON (AP) A last-minute decision by the Obama administration to designate election systems as critical infrastructure drew intense criticism from state and federal elections organizations on Monday. Discussions between Homeland Security Department officials and the states about whether to designate elections systems as critical infrastructure began in August after hackers ta...

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US elector demands briefing on Russia election interference | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. US elector demands briefing on Russia election interference. US elector demands briefing on Russia election interference. By: MATT O'BRIEN. PROVIDENCE, R.I. Tradition holds that electors meet in their respective states and formally cast their votes without attracting much attention, but this year is "so beyond the normal bounds," said Pell, one of Rhode Island's four Democratic electors. Pell said he began talking with electors around the country several weeks ago to gauge their tho...

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GOP electors cite rural voice in Electoral College | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. GOP electors cite rural voice in Electoral College. GOP electors cite rural voice in Electoral College. ATLANTA (AP) As members of the Electoral College prepare to choose Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, some Republican electors say they are defending rural and small-town America against big-state liberalism and its support for national popular vote leader Hillary Clinton. But the picture is more complicated. Former Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell, a GOP elector...

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Don't look to the Electoral College to upend Trump victory | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. Don't look to the Electoral College to upend Trump victory. Don't look to the Electoral College to upend Trump victory. WASHINGTON (AP) There's more hustle than hope behind an effort to derail Donald Trump's presidency in the Electoral College. The interviews found widespread Democratic aggravation with the electoral process but little expectation that the rush of anti-Trump maneuvering can stop him. For that to happen, Republican-appointed electors would have to stage an unprec...

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Speculation mounts on race between top 2 Texas Republicans | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. Speculation mounts on race between top 2 Texas Republicans. Speculation mounts on race between top 2 Texas Republicans. AUSTIN, Texas (AP) Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick brushed aside speculation of a 2018 gubernatorial run at the end of Texas' last legislative session, insisting he'd never challenge his "close friend" and fellow Republican Greg Abbott. Patrick is a tea party-backed, fiery former conservative talk radio host, while the governor is a lawyerly, ex-Texas Supreme Court justice wh...

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Delegate Tracker | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser like Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Internet Explorer 9 or later. Latest News View More. House intel chair: Media take Trump tweets too literally. Mar 7, 2017 8:10 PM EST. The Latest: Speaker Ryan backs Trump's revised travel ban. Mar 6, 2017 1:01 PM EST. Kremlin: Trump's wiretap claim purely a domestic issue. MOSCOW (AP) — Claims by President Donald Trump that his phones were wiretapped by hi...

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The Latest: Tillerson says Putin would have known of hacking | U.S. ELECTIONS

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Skip to main content. The Latest: Tillerson says Putin would have known of hacking. The Latest: Tillerson says Putin would have known of hacking. WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on activities in Congress (all times EST):. Donald Trump's choice for secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, says it's a "fair assumption" Russian President Vladimir Putin knew about Moscow's meddling in America's 2016 presidential election. Rubio has said he has "serious concerns" about Tillerson as America's top diplomat. The Alabama se...