Topic - Electoral College

An electoral college is a set of electors who choose among candidates for a particular office. - Source: Wikipedia

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Liz Cheney: GOP senators who objected to election certification should not run in 2024

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Georgia man arrested in connection with Capitol riot

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House impeachment manager Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif,, leave at the end of the day of second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Washington. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)

Democrats in impeachment trial say Trump didn’t stop riot

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

“The Electoral College is part of this system of checks and balances, intended to check tyranny. We can no more outgrow it than we can create a world full of perfect human beings,” writes Tara Ross, who has written books about the Electoral College. (Associated Press photograph)

Founders created Electoral College as a check to tyranny

By Tara Ross

President Trump’s multiple policy achievements will last for generations, but his longest-living legacy is likely to be his appointment of conservative judges. Now the Republican Party has to come to terms with the kind of leadership it wants. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump accomplishments mark consequential single term as president

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, speaks to reporters briefly following a closed-door meeting where the Republican Conference held leadership elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Donor backlash fuels GOP alarm about Senate fundraising

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Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

Mattis, Esper, ex-Pentagon chiefs: Trump bears blame for Capitol assault

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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Wednesday, disrupting the process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., calls the House in order prior to a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Nancy Pelosi: Electoral College certification process to resume after chaos at Capitol

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

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Rand Paul objects to Electoral College challenge

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Capitol on lockdown as Trump supporters storm building and gain entry during debate

By Dave Boyer, Gabriella Muñoz and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times