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The Electoral College: Why do we have it and how does it — or doesn't it — work

Here's why presidential candidates have to concentrate on a handful of swing states and why the winner of the popular vote doesn't always become president.

Rachel Maddow Connects Donald Trump to George Wallace

What does it say about the Republican Party that Donald Trump's tactics win in polls?

Larry Wilmore: Kim Davis Is No MLK

The Nightly Show host is not happy with people who compare a homophobic Kentucky clerk to a civil rights icon.

George Takei's Response to Kim Davis Rally Is Right on Target

The actor, activist, and internet hero to millions revisits the subject of antigay Kentucky clerk Kim Davis and her supporters, with a prediction that they are destined for 'the dust heap of history.'

WATCH: Pundits Compare Alabama to 1960s Selma

Is hate-fueled history repeating itself in the Cotton State?

George Clooney Will Go on a Date with You to Help LGBT Youth

That date with George Clooney you've dreamed about could become finally become a reality if you're the highest bidder on a lunch date he's auctioning to benefit GLSEN.

WATCH: Rachel Maddow Defends Christie Coverage

The New Jersey Republican Party and someone on Maddow's own network don't like the attention she's given to the bridge closure scandal.

Halloween Drag Story Hour Canceled in Florida Over Neo-Nazi Threats

State lawmakers have blamed Gov. Ron DeSantis for the current anti-LGBTQ+ climate. 

Bayard Rustin's Life and Civil Rights Legacy in Photos

Look back at the lifetime of accomplishments of the Black gay civil rights leader.

WATCH: Alabama Officials Continue Attempts to Stop Marriage

Despite the start of marriage across most of the state, antigay officials are still flailing wildly for a reason to block weddings.

Crazy in Alabama: Just 1/3 Counties License Same-Sex Couples

State Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore's anti-equality stance has caused more than a bit of chaos in the Heart of Dixie.

Florida Gov. DeSantis Strips LGBTQ+ Funds From State Budget

Just a day after he signed an anti-trans bill into law, the governor used his veto power to deny funding to LGBTQ+ services, including mental health care for survivors of the Pulse tragedy.

Obama To Alabama Judges: Federal Law Will Be Obeyed

'I think that the courts at the federal level will have something to say' to Alabama's antigay Chief Justice Roy Moore, says President Obama.

The Great Confusion of Mike Huckabee, Esquire

While invoking the same message as segregationist policy, the former Fox News host also manages to confuse Abraham Lincoln's legacy.

Queer BLM Founders: Trump Among 'Worst Fascists in History'

"The terrorist on our televisions tonight was Donald Trump," said one of the queer women who cofounded Black Lives Matter after watching the Republican presidential nominee's acceptance speech.