formalizing President-electDonald Trump's victoryover Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.It's largely a ceremonial vote, the next step after the presidential election. When Americans cast their b
Congress is required by law to count the electoral votes on Jan. 6 after each presidential election. However, the date has been temporarily changed by law when Jan. 6 fell on a weekend. In 2013, Congress affirmed that President Barack Obama won the election on Jan. 4, rather than on Jan...
Withvoting rights legislationall but dead in the Senate, and the former president now openly suggesting he tried to use a vaguely-worded 19th-century law to try to manipulate the last presidential election, a growinggroup of bipartisan lawmakersis backing the idea of changing how Congress tallies ...
Seven races help illustrate how the landscape for climate action may change in Congress and in several states
Congress is gathering for a joint session to certify the results of the 2024 election, the final step before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, after some major changes to security for the ceremony and the law that dictates how it's carried out. ...
With results still trickling in, the midterm election has mostly concluded and it appears that the Republican Party gained control over the House of Representatives while the Democrats maintained control over the Senate. It remains to be seen what this means for the legislative age...
ELECTION PROCESS Sri Lanka's first-past-the-post system allows voters to choose three candidates, with the candidate securing at least 50% or more of the overall vote declared the winner. If no candidate gets 50% in the first round, there is a legal provision for a ru...
The 2024 US election results are likely to reshape the regulatory landscape for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. Shifts in administrative priorities, coupled with ongoing litigation and regulatory challenges, will have far-reaching implications for ESG strategies, disc...
presidential election but is only observed by government employees in Washington D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (the third Monday in January) George Washington’s Birthday (the third Monday in February) Memorial Day (the last Monday in May) Independence Day (July ...
Some of these trends have been evident for years, but the election results have put an exclamation point on the concerns about distrust and dissatisfaction with the media status quo. Now, a reckoning is underway. Media executives and rank-and-file reporters are wondering what needs to change. ...