Washington: After a deadly attack on the citadel of American democracy, Congress defiantly resumed its constitutional task of tallying the electoral colleges votes to plant the final seal on Joe Biden’s election as the 46th US President and Kamala Harris as Vice President.
Sitting President Donald Trump was roundly condemned for his role in instigating the rioters on Wednesday who stormed the Capitol, the domed building that houses Congress, resulting in the death of a woman from gunfire inside it and sending members of Congress to seek refuge in secure areas when mobs invaded.
Mitch McConnell, the Republican Party’s leader in the Senate, said: “We have never been deterred before, we’ll be not deterred today. They tried to disrupt our democracy. They failed.”
After a deadly attack on the citadel of American democracy, Congress defiantly resumed its constitutional task of tallying the electoral colleges votes to plant the final seal on Joe Biden s election as the 46th US President and Kamala Harris as Vice President.
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Four nominations to the San Diego federal bench have expired with the adjournment of the 116th Congress, making it unlikely that the court will fill all four of its judicial vacancies any time soon.
By Sunday, the last day of session, the Senate hadn’t taken action one way or another on a total of 24 pending judicial nominees and sent them back to President Donald Trump. While the president has the option of re-nominating them, it is questionable how many more could be confirmed by the newly convened Senate in the 15 days before a new presidential administration takes over.