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What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

What is the Electoral College and how does the US use it to elect presidents?

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 because of the Electoral College. So did George W. Bush in 2000. Even when neither captured the popular vote. The Electoral College is the unique American system of electing presidents.
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Democrats oust two House Republicans in New York, clawing back GOP gains

Democrats oust two House Republicans in New York, clawing back GOP gains

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Democrats in New York unseated two first-term Republican incumbents in the U.S. House on Tuesday, one in the Hudson Valley and the other in a district that includes Syracuse, rolling back some recent GOP gains in the state.
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Trump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record high

Trump win ignites crypto frenzy that sends bitcoin to a record high

LONDON (AP) — The price of bitcoin hit a new high Wednesday as investors bet that former President Donald Trump's victory in the U.S. presidential election will be a boon for cryptocurrencies.
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AP VoteCast: Voter anxiety over the economy and a desire for change returns Trump to the White House

AP VoteCast: Voter anxiety over the economy and a desire for change returns Trump to the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — A disaffected electorate wanted former President Donald Trump to return to the White House, a blatant rejection of Vice President Kamala Harris and her nearly four years with President Joe Biden.
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Troubled by illegal border crossings, Arizona voters approve state-level immigration enforcement

Troubled by illegal border crossings, Arizona voters approve state-level immigration enforcement

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona voters have approved letting local police arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the state from Mexico, an authority that would encroach on the federal government’s power over immigration enforcement but would not take
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Republicans win Pennsylvania’s attorney general race, keep other statewide row offices

Republicans win Pennsylvania’s attorney general race, keep other statewide row offices

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Republicans won the state attorney general’s race and kept the other two statewide row offices Tuesday, while several legislative races were close and the partisan control of the state House hung in the balance.
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Votes in Nevada's US Senate and House races are still being counted

Votes in Nevada's US Senate and House races are still being counted

LAS VEGAS (AP) — In the swing state of Nevada, the U.S. Senate race and most House races were too early to call early Wednesday. The Senate campaign pits Democratic Sen.
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AP Race Call: Republican Ryan Zinke wins reelection to U.S. House in Montana's 1st Congressional District

Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Montana on Wednesday.
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AP Race Call: Republican Tim Sheehy wins election to U.S. Senate from Montana, beating incumbent Jon Tester

Republican Tim Sheehy won the U.S. Senate seat in Montana on Wednesday, defeating three-term incumbent Jon Tester and flipping a closely watched Senate seat.
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Democrat Ruben Gallego leads Republican Kari Lake in US Senate race in Arizona

Democrat Ruben Gallego leads Republican Kari Lake in US Senate race in Arizona

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego , an Iraq War veteran, took an early lead over well-known former television news anchor and staunch Donald Trump ally Kari Lake in Tuesday's election for U.S. Senate.
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