December 14, 2020 7:01 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee
Members of the Electoral College meet today to officially elect Joe Biden, a moment some Republican lawmakers have targeted as the end of President Donald Trumpâs attempts to overturn the results as far as theyâre concerned.
The constitutionally mandated procedure across the 50 states and the District of Columbia usually passes with little notice. But this year, it may help conclude a chaotic election season punctuated by Trumpâs refusal to concede and his frequent insistence, without evidence, that the vote was âriggedâ against him.
Many prominent Republicans joined the president in declining to recognize Bidenâs victory a month ago, saying Trump had a right to pursue legal challenges. That process will have played out once the electors reach a majority of 270 ballots for Biden. Congress will then officially count the Electoral College votes and declare the winner on Jan. 6.
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We ve been here from the beginning, and that s far earlier than most realize.
The quest to help more people understand this history is embedded in the push to pass legislation to establish the National Museum of the American Latino as a part of the Smithsonian and to construct it on the National Mall.
Doing so will take an act of Congress and preferably this Congress.
A Senate committee unanimously passed the House bill supporting the museum onto the full Senate December 3. The House passed it in July.
The fervent hope is that President Donald Trump will sign the legislation before he leaves office. If not, backers will have to restart gathering sponsors and co-sponsors with a new Congress. If successful, a 2031 opening remains feasible.