Experts and authors from both sides of the political divide discuss the 2024 election and what it means for the U.S. and the ...

There are some superficial similarities, but there’s no reason to assume Trump is presiding over a dramatic electoral ...

Explore the Electoral College, a system that elects the U.S. president. Learn about its history, process, and how it differs from popular vote.

Like Jackson, Trump reshaped his party: In many ways, though, Trump more closely resembles Jackson than the scandal-plagued ...

The 2024 presidential election is over, but the path to Inauguration Day on Jan. 20 is just beginning. The votes have to be certified in the states, the Electoral College has to meet and then Congress ...

Seeking to humiliate the United States, Britain attacked its capital in August 1814. With little resistance, the British ...

America went to war against Great Britain to assert its rights as an independent, sovereign nation, and to attempt the ...

Explore a broad slate of FRONTLINE’s political coverage — about President-elect Donald Trump, his VP pick JD Vance, VP Kamala Harris, President Biden’s legacy, the state of U.S. politics and voters’ ...

Democrats’ recriminations started immediately, but Trump’s victory was decisive enough that there may have been little Kamala ...

The 1898 Wilmington massacre left dozens of Black North Carolinians dead. Conspirators also forced the city's multiracial ...

It's a rare phenomenon to win the presidency but not the popular vote. But it has happened twice in the past seven elections.