Congress Resumes Electoral Vote Tally After Mob’s Disruption Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Erik Wasson, Billy House and Daniel Flatley
(Bloomberg) The House and Senate resumed a politically charged debate over the legitimacy of the presidential election hours after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol and drove lawmakers from their chambers.
Senators continued debating a challenge to Arizona’s electoral vote count, brought by Representative Paul Gosar and other GOP lawmakers as an act of support for President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of vote fraud. The House was set to resume soon after.
Vice President Mike Pence, who is presiding over the electoral count in a joint session of Congress, called it a “dark day” in Washington as he gaveled the Senate back in session.
Democratic candidates in two Senate races in Georgia upended Republicans, which alongside a small House majority gives Joe Biden higher odds of enacting his agenda.
The latest on Congress’ tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local to DC): 4:10 p.m. President-elect Joe Biden has called the violent protests on the U.S. Capitol “an. . .