Who formally declares the winner of the US presidential election?

Unlike many other countries, where the president or prime minister is chosen by direct popular vote, in the United States, a presidential candidate may win the popular vote and still not be elected to the nation’s highest office. The U.S. also differs from most other democracies in that it has no independent electoral commission to […]

Watch Travis Roy speech at this year’s virtual high school hockey awards ceremony

Travis Roy was part of the 2020 Maine High School Hockey Class A Virtual Awards Ceremony on May 17.

Analysis: Why Donald Trump pushes questions about Joe Biden’s son

President Donald Trump’s campaign is pushing a familiar line of attack against Democrat Joe Biden in the final days of the presidential campaign

Interactive Map: Early votes surpass 2016 totals

More people already have cast ballots in this year’s presidential election than voted early or absentee in the 2016 race as the start of in-person early voting in big states has caused a surge in turnout in recent days.

‘Hey, Hey, Donald J., how many did you infect today?’

President Donald Trump seems to be using the Vietnam War playbook in dealing the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Electoral College benefits whiter states

With a Supreme Court ruling rejecting one of the founders’ two reasons for creating the Electoral College, only one reason remains: racism.

Liberals should not push for an end to the electoral college

Like big states, mobs get their energy by pushing themselves on much smaller opponents.

Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest 2020 Sun Journal winners

The 2020 Maine Press Association Better Newspaper Contest Awards were announced Oct. 24. Here are the Sun Journal’s award-winning stories, columns, projects and photography.

Auburn water main break restricts Washington Street traffic

Watch the video: Donald Trump releases video of ’60 Minutes’ interview

President Donald Trump has posted his full, unedited interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” on Facebook ahead of the show’s Sunday air date