If the presidential election ends in a tie, then what? The winner might not even be 1 of the 2 people who tied for the most votes.
Former President Donald Trump, accompanied by attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to the media outside Manhattan Criminal Court on May 21, 2024.
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Closing arguments tell the jury why the evidence is believable or not, how the facts are linked or not and, most importantly, why their decision to either acquit or convict is moral and just.
Which state best reflects the nation?
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What does someone like me, who believes that the last presidential election was legitimately won by Joe Biden, say to those who think the 2020 election was stolen?
Young people demonstrate ahead of a climate summit in New York in September 2023.
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Research shows that climate change had a significant effect on voting choices in the 2016 and 2020 elections – and could also influence the 2024 presidential race.
President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union address on March 7, 2024.
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A rising number of Americans say that immigration is the country’s biggest problem. Biden called for Congress to pass a bipartisan border and immigration bill during his State of the Union.
Young voters in Ann Arbor, Mich., fill out applications to cast their ballot in the midterm elections in November 2022.
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While young voters say they would be more likely to vote for Biden after they learn more about the economy and other topics, they did not appear affected by Donald Trump’s norm-defying behavior.
Former president Donald Trump speaks as potential vice presidential hopefuls Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott look on.
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Media coverage of vice presidential candidates tends to focus on who can help win the election rather than who is qualified to help govern once in office.
Migrants cross the border from Mexico into Texas on Feb. 6, 2024.
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Immigration reform has always been hard to accomplish. As the U.S. enters an election year, bipartisan reform now appears out of reach.
Police place a fence at the U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 8, 2024, before justices heard arguments over whether Donald Trump is ineligible for the 2024 ballot.
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Partisan differences at the Supreme Court seemed to be set aside as conservative and liberal justices alike asserted concerns about giving states too much power over national elections.
Campaign signs sit in the snow along a highway in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 18, 2024.
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A New Hampshire election and politics expert agrees that independent voters are important in the state’s primary − but they shouldn’t be misconstrued with people who are registered as undeclared.
Former President Donald Trump speaks in Des Moines, Iowa, shortly after his victory in the Iowa Caucus on Jan. 15, 2024.
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From the ‘static’ polls to Trump’s ‘dissing’ of voters, two political scientists look at the Iowa caucus and see more than just the fact that Trump won it, resoundingly.
The volatile mix of deepfakes and political campaigns is a good reason to be on guard.
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AI can manipulate a real event or invent one from thin air to create a ‘situation deepfake.’ These deepfakes threaten to influence upcoming elections, but you can still protect your vote.
Republican nominee Donald Trump gestures as Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton looks on during the final presidential debate in 2016.
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Professor of Political Science and International Affairs and Director of the UMW Center for Leadership and Media Studies, University of Mary Washington