Peter Grier

Does the Electoral College serve as a mechanism to spread political power out among the states? Or is it an 18th century solution to "political intrigue" with no 21st century relevance? How 270 electors choose the U.S. president.

Recent delegate counts show that Ron Paul is picking up a part of the anti-Romney protest vote, and he remains popular among young voters, but it's unclear if that will amount to anything.

Maine Republicans say Mitt Romney won Maine's caucuses by only 194 votes. But there's growing evidence that votes were mishandled in some major cities, and in other instances, miscounted.

"Occupy" protests have sprung up in lots of places. But in a twisted First Amendment irony, protesting and demonstration is banned by federal law on the grounds of the Supreme Court.

Sarah Palin hinted Tuesday that a "title and a campaign" might be prohibit her from influencing the political process with ideas. Would a potential candidate for president say that?

Sarah Palin is the subject of a racy new biography, if you haven’t heard. “The Rogue: Searching for the Real Sarah Palin” by Joe McGinniss contains allegations that the former governor of Alaska has used drugs, committed infidelities, and is a bad parent, among other things.

There is some evidence that while waiting for a potential Sarah Palin presidential run, her potential voters have moved on and now support other tea party-backed candidates, such as Rick Perry or Michele Bachmann.

That new Sarah Palin move “The Undefeated” opened its theatrical release on Friday. How’s it doing so far?

If Palin is not courting press coverage, and doesn't even say where she's bound, what's the point of this bus tour, anyway?

The last time a protest vote was held like this--against the Bush administration's bank bailout program in 2008--the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 777 points in one day.

Sarah Palin is planning a bus tour to visit historical and cultural East Coast sights during Memorial Day weekend, but she hasn't said which ones or when she'll be there.

The White House situation room is now associated with killing Osama bin Laden, one of President Obama's successes, but it owes its existence to JFK's great blunder.

No single person appears eligible to claim the $50 million bounty on the world's (formerly) most-wanted terrorist.Poll: Bounty collection?

Donald Trump, sounding increasingly like a serious presidential candidate, suggests OPEC and a lack of Alaska drilling are the causes of high gas prices. He has a multipoint plan.

Based on new estimates of the radiation that has been released, Fukushima now has the worst score on the IAEA's accident rating scale. But much about the reactors, and their future, is still unknown.