To voters in many other democracies, the process of electing a president in the U.S. is a head-scratcher. That was certainly true in 2016, when Democrat Hillary Clinton won the ...

Hurricane Milton churned Wednesday toward a potentially catastrophic collision along the west coast of Florida, where some residents insisted they would stay after millions were ordered ...

The nation's unique Electoral College system for electing a president, which replaces the popular vote, puts disproportionate voting power in the hands of a relative few states. It also ensures ...

Jury selection begins Wednesday in the corruption trial of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, once the longest-serving legislative leader in U.S. history. Madigan is charged in a multimill ...