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Rep. Hal Rogers stands by objection to certify 2020 presidental election results and last updated 2021-01-07 10:34:33-05 FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Rep. Hal Rogers, the lone Kentucky representative to object to the Electoral Colleges certification of the 2020 election results, stood by his vote in a release issued Thursday. "Uncertainty and a lack of confidence began to grow amongst voters across the country as some states made late changes to the election process, resulting in mounting rep...

Just two members of Illinois’ Congressional delegation voted against certifying the electoral votes from Arizona and Pennsylvania on Wednesday night after pro-Trump riots forced the proceedings into early Thursday morning. There was speculation that more representatives from Illinois would vote against certifying votes from certain states. After riots interrupted debate on the objection to Arizona’s votes early Wednesday afternoon, many senators who planned to raise objections to other stat...

US President releases statement after Congress certifies Joe Biden's win.

I’m writing this hours before posting it, so events may unfold that add more information. The first thing you need to ask yourself: was the break-in at the Capitol, while Congress was in session holding a debate about election certification, an attempt to stop a transfer of power to Biden, or an attempt to stop the debate itself—-during which legislators would have laid out evidence of fraud? The assault did achieve a stoppage of the debate, which was being carried live on television. Wh...

The Right Move for Trump Is To Resign Editorial of The New York Sun | January 7, 2021 https://www.nysun.com/editorials/the-right-move-for-trump-is-to-resign/91384/ The right thing for President Trump to do in the wake of the attack his followers made on the Congress is to resign, effective at the earliest opportunity, and for the presidency to be assumed for the remainder of the term by Mike Pence. We say that with great sorrow, having endorsed Mr. Trump in 2016 and 2020 on the Republican prin...

The Washington Post editorial board on Wednesday called for President Trump's immediate removal from office, saying he is solely responsible for the violent mob that stormed the Capitol.

Good on McConchie — as expected IL GOP are replete with responsible patriots, as are IL Dems. Millions of IL voters too. Don’t let the extremists and fools lower our expectations of each other. Arch reminded us on Twitter that POTUS can be impeached *after* he leaves office too. Can’t be removed from office at that point, if convicted, but he can be prohibited from running for federal office again === “The horrible violence at our nation’s Capitol is a disgrace to all Americans,” sa...

Joe Biden   | Photo Credit: Reuters Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are scheduled to be sworn in as the President and Vice President of the country on January 20. A Joint Session of the U.S. Congress on Thursday formally certified the electoral victory of Joe Biden as the next U.S. President and Kamala Harris as the Vice President in the November 3 election. The formal certification by the Joint Session came in the wee hours of Thursday. The Joint Session which resumed its meeting late on Wednes...

"Even though I totally disagree with the outcome of the election, and the facts bear me out, nevertheless there will be an orderly transition on January 20th," Trump said in a statement.

‘Angry mobs’ cannot silence will of the people, Michigan Rep. Dan Kildee says Updated Jan 06, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee speaks during the Saginaw Fire Department Awards and Memorial Ceremony in Saginaw on Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020. (Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com)Kaytie Boomer | MLive.com Facebook Share FLINT, MI -- U.S. Rep. Dan Kildee was among members of Congress evacuated from the House Chambers Wednesday, Jan. 6, after violent protests on the U.S. Capitol. “I have been...