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As with so many events politicians and pundits call “unprecedented,” there is precedent all around.  In a move that isn’t without precedent, 11 Senate Republicans are pushing for a special panel to investigate questions of fraud arising from the presidential election.  Some conservatives oppose such objections to the election outcome, in which former Vice President Joe Biden, the Democratic nominee, claimed an Electoral College victory of 306 votes to the 232 garnered by President Donal...

This story first appeared on Cowboy State Daily U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) released the following statement on today’s certification of the Electoral College votes:  “I have serious concerns about election integrity, especially in Pennsylvania, and expressed some of them in a written statement to the Senate. But today’s sickening, un-American attack on the U.S. Capitol overshadowed that debate.  “Congress cannot fix problems with election integrity, only states can fix these p...

‘We Took the Capitol’ Trump Supporters Storm the Chambers of Congress By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Published January 7, 2021 Unidentified Woman Shot Inside the Building Trump supporters try to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fr...

AJ TaylorJanuary 7, 2021Last Updated: February 28, 2021  Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA04) released the following statement regarding Wednesday’s attack on the Capitol and the pending vote to certify the Electoral College results: “Today is a very sad day in our nation’s history. While every American has a First Amendment right to free speech, which includes the right to peacefully protest, violence is never the answer. A woman died during the events that unfolded. Our beautiful Capitol — a...

Supreme Court Rejects Gohmert Lawsuit Over Counting Electoral Votes The Supreme Court summarily rejected an emergency application by a Republican congressman that, had it been granted in time, may have allowed Vice President Mike Pence to reject Electoral College votes from states disputed by Republicans, possibly giving President Donald Trump a second term. The high court’s unsigned decision in Gohmert v. Pence, court file number 20A115, was made public Jan. 7 at about 1 p.m., nine hours aft...

Radio Iowa You are here: Home All six in Iowa’s congressional delegation confirm Electoral College results Randy Feenstra. Iowa’s congressional delegation was unanimous in its rejection of attempts to delay confirmation of Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. Democrat Cindy Axne of West Des Moines and Republicans Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa and Ashley Hinson of Marion announced in advance that they would accept the Electoral College results when they were presented in the U.S. House...

5 Jan 2021 Late Tuesday, 88 state legislators from five battleground states sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence in which they asked him to postpone the opening and counting of Electoral College votes, currently scheduled to take place during Wednesday’s joint session of Congress, “for at least 10 days.” When the Electoral College met in fifty state capitals on December 14, 2020, subsequent to the certification of the November 3 election results by officials in each state, 306 Elect...

New York State Team ALBANY - Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from Saratoga, said she plans to object to some electors on Wednesday as Congress meets to certify the Electoral College vote for President-elect Joe Biden, saying, "I am acting to protect our democratic process." And new Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island said she will probably do the same, telling a radio show Monday her goal is ensuring "every vote that is counted is a legal one." But other House GOP members in New York are...

With Senate Wins in Georgia, Biden to Take Office While Democrats Control All of Congress With Senate Wins in Georgia, Biden to Take Office While Democrats Control All of Congress Comments Off on With Senate Wins in Georgia, Biden to Take Office While Democrats Control All of Congress WASHINGTON — Two Democratic Senate hopefuls appear to have squeaked out victories Tuesday in Georgia, throwing Republicans in Washington into disarray just weeks before President Donald J. Trump rides into retir...

Print this article Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) speaks with Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) before the Senate Judiciary Committee convenes in Washington, D.C., October 15, 2020. (Bill OLeary/Reuters) At the beginning of today’s joint session, there was some effort to make generalized objections about the election. But Vice President Pence, presiding in his capacity as president of the Senate, shot that down under Section 18 of federal election law, which empowers him to shut down debate. Tha...