Politics Ohio has been a bellwether and a battleground: What is it telling us now? Ohio was the model bellwether state until 2020. In that year, Ohio gave a solid majority of its vote to then-incumbent President Donald Trump, but he still lost the White House to Joe Biden. Ron Elving
Politics Early polls don't always foretell the fate of a first-term president. Does anything? If polls are not perfect predictors of an incumbent's reelection, is there something else that is? Observers have long sought the True North by which to set their compass and their expectations. Ron Elving
Law & Courts Judge sets March 4, 2024 as Trump trial date in election interference case The judge overseeing a criminal case against former President Donald Trump for interfering with the 2020 presidential election has set a trial date of March 4, 2024. Carrie Johnson
Politics Most Americans support using the popular vote to decide U.S. presidents, data shows There have been five presidents who won the electoral vote but not the popular vote, including George W. Bush and Donald Trump. Ayana Archie
Politics An Independent Review Of The 1st 2020 Census Results Found No Major Irregularities Census experts with the American Statistical Association have been evaluating the state population numbers used to reallocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes for the next decade. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Census To Release 1st Results That Shift Electoral College, House Seats The Census Bureau is set to announce state population counts from its 2020 tally at a 3 p.m. ET press conference. The counts are used to determine representation in Congress and the Electoral College. Hansi Lo Wang
Politics Why Deployed Troop Counts Are A 'Wildcard' In 2020 Census Results About 97,000 troops who are stationed in the U.S. but were deployed abroad during the census could help shift congressional seats and Electoral College votes to states with military bases or ports. Hansi Lo Wang
World 'Disgraceful': World Leaders React To Pro-Trump Extremists Storming U.S. Capitol Historians in Italy compare Wednesday's events to the rise of fascism. "Violence is incompatible with the exercise of democratic rights and freedoms," Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. Reese Oxner Bill Chappell
Politics Trump Supporters Clash With Police, Storm Capitol Building The president addressed the crowd gathered to protest Biden's win and afterward, his supporters pushed past barriers onto the Capitol grounds. Armed police rushed in to tackle them. Marisa Peñaloza
Politics More Republicans Announce Plans To Object To Electoral College Results Eleven senators and senators-elect said they would reject electors "from disputed states" without an investigation into the votes in those states. They did not provide evidence for their concerns. Jason Slotkin
