January 8, 2022 | 8:30 AM
Congress may change this arcane law to avoid another Jan. 6
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 has been derided by legal experts almost since the time is was first written
tag | electoral college
April 26, 2021 | 5:16 PM
Here’s how the 1st 2020 census results changed electoral college, House seats
Based on population shifts recorded by the 2020 census, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states gaining representation, while California, New York and Pennsylvania are losing influence.
By Hansi Lo Wang, Connie Hanzhang Jin and Zach Levitt/NPR February 11, 2021 | 3:32 PM
Dozens of GOP state lawmakers wanted Pa.’s electoral votes overturned. Two reflect on their decision.
Letters from the state House and Senate played in to the narrative of Trump’s election-fraud lie, which led to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
By Sam Dunklau Updated: January 6, 2021 | 7:46 pm
U.S. Capitol in chaos as pro-Trump extremists breach building
Supporters of President Trump, responding to his call to head there, stormed the complex, resulting in violence in the seat of America’s federal government.
By Benjamin Swasey, Alana Wise and Elena Moore/NPR January 6, 2021 | 11:44 AM
Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Senate want Congress to delay affirming Biden’s Electoral College win
Their concerns have been already litigated in court and rejected by judges, many of them Trump appointees.
By Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA Updated: January 6, 2021 | 10:49 pm
‘We will not bow to lawlessness’: Congress returns after rioters breach U.S. Capitol
Members of Congress reconvene after pro-Trump extremists stormed the Capitol and halted election certification proceedings.
By Alana Wise/NPR Updated: January 6, 2021 | 6:18 pm
8 Pa. House GOP members to oppose Biden’s electoral votes
The eight representatives have already gone to court multiple times unsuccessfully — as has Trump’s campaign — seeking to block Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania.
January 5, 2021 | 12:26 PM
TV Schedule Change – The Electoral College Count
WITF Presents special coverage from PBS Newshour 12:30pm to 5:00pm on Wednesday, January 6
