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Hurricane Milton has crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph and producing a series of tornadoes around the state

Hurricane Milton has crashed into Florida as a Category 3 storm, pounding the coast with ferocious winds of over 100 mph (160 kph) and producing a series of tornadoes around the state

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

Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court say that Gov_ Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme" and “crazy.”

We have a winner in Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest

It’s up to governments to run and administer elections and maintain the official record of who won and by how much

One question that will be asked over and over again on election night is “Who won?”

Voter fraud does happen occasionally

The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents

As thousands of U.S. counties and towns report vote totals, it can be hard to figure out when the results reported so far will reflect the outcome