Biden Victory Is Certified After Day of Debate and Tumult Bloomberg 1/7/2021 Jennifer Epstein, Billy House and Erik Wasson
(Bloomberg) Joe Biden was formally recognized by Congress as the next U.S. president early Thursday, ending two months of failed challenges by his predecessor, Donald Trump, that exploded into violence at the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers met to ratify the election result.
The Democratic president-elect’s victory was sealed after House and Senate members fended off a final round of objections to the Nov. 3 election outcome raised by a handful of Republicans on Trump’s behalf. The proceedings were disrupted for several hours as a pro-Trump mob overran police lines, besieged the House chamber and entered the Senate chamber, sending lawmakers fleeing for safety.
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The US Congress certified Joe Biden’s election as the 46th president of the United States early on Thursday morning after a delay caused by the storming of the Capitol by rioters supporting outgoing President Donald Trump.
Votes in the Senate and House of Representative dismissed challenges raised by Republicans to the results of the November 3 election in which the Democratic candidate and his running mate Kamala Harris defeated Mr Trump and Vice President Mike Pence with 306-232 electoral college votes. Pro-Trump protesters storm into the U.S. Capitol during clashes with police, during a rally to contest the certification of the 2020 U.S. presidential election results by the U.S. Congress, in Washington, U.S. Reuters
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Biden introduces Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general, calls pro-Trump mob âdomestic terroristsâ
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Biden calls pro-Trump rioters domestic terrorists
A day after supporters of President Donald Trump violently stormed the U.S. Capitol, President-elect Joe Biden called them domestic terrorists and placed the blame for the violence squarely at Trumpâs feet.
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden introduced Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general on Thursday, turning to an experienced judge to help de-politicize the Justice Department and restore the rule of law after what he described as four years of lawlessness under President Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON - Members of Congress, shaken and angry following a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol by a mob of President Donald Trump s supporters, put a final stamp on President-elect Joe Biden s victory early Thursday morning and brought an end to a historically turbulent post-election period.