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Mr. Biden said it appears that both Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff will win the Georgia Senate runoff elections this week, which would give Democrats effective control of the House, Senate and White House.
He said he’s pleased to be able to work with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California and Sen. Charles E. Schumer of New York, who is poised to become Senate Majority Leader.
“But I’m also just as determined today as I was yesterday to try to work with people in both parties at the federal, state, and local levels to get big things done for our nation,” Mr. Biden said.
Jan 6, 2021
President Donald Trump arrives at Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Ga., before heading to speak at a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., at Dalton Regional Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Dalton, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
DALTON, Ga. (AP) With mounting desperation, Donald Trump declared Monday night he would “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency and appealed to Republican lawmakers to reverse his election loss to Joe Biden when they convene this week to confirm the Electoral College vote.
Electoral voters won by President-elect Biden are “not gonna take this White House!” he shouted as supporters cheered at an outdoor rally in Georgia. Trump’s announced purpose for the trip was to boost Republican Senate candidates in Tuesday’s runoff election, but he spent much of his speech complaining bitterly about his election loss which he insists he won “by a lot.”
By Jan Wolfe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Congress will convene on Wednesday to set the seal on President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in what is expected to be an unusually contentious and drawn-out proceeding because of planned objections by Republicans allied with President Donald Trump.
Here’s what to expect from the joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is happening?
Both chambers of Congress are meeting to formally tally the Electoral College results, the final step in the months-long process to select the U.S. president. Vice-President Mike Pence will formally preside over the session.