Violent protests at US Capitol: Timeline of evening events Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana. Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. The Associated Press Created: January 06, 2021 05:55 AM
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The Latest on Congress’ tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local):
U.S. Capitol Police try to hold back protesters outside the east doors to the House side of the U.S. Capitol, Wednesday, Jan 6, 2021.
Radio host Mark Levin sounds off on Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-NY, for vowing to pack the Supreme Court if President Trump announces his Supreme Court pick.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who seemingly expects to soon be made majority leader, said that offering Americans $2,000 stimulus checks is one of his first priorities in the Senate.
“It feels like a brand new day,” Schumer, D-N.Y., said, optimistic of two Georgia Senate victories in a Wednesday morning press conference.
If Democrats cinch both seats, the Senate would be split 50-50 and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would offer a tie-breaking vote. It would be the first Democrat-run Senate in six years.
Explainer: Meeting of US Congress that will seal Joe Biden s Presidential win
Both chambers of Congress are meeting to formally tally the Electoral College results, the final step to select the US President. Joe Biden is set to be confirmed as next US President. (Photo: Reuters)
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Updated: Jan 6, 2021, 05:23 PM IST
The United States Congress will convene on Wednesday (January 6) to set the seal on President-elect Joe Biden s victory in what is expected to be an unusually contentious and drawn-out proceeding because of planned objections by Republicans allied with President Donald Trump. Here s what to expect from the joint session of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Jan 6, 2021
The Peace Monument, also known as the Naval Monument or Civil War Sailors Monument, is framed by the Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Wednesday’s congressional joint session to count electoral votes could drag late into the night as some Republicans plan to challenge Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in at least six states. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden.
The typically routine proceeding Wednesday will be anything but, a political confrontation unseen since the aftermath of the Civil War as Trump mounts a desperate effort to stay in office. The president’s Republican allies in the House and Senate plan to object to the election results, heeding supporters’ plea to “fight for Trump” as he stages a rall
Fragile Senate majority means a tightrope act for Democrats
Georgia’s Democratic candidates for the U.S. Senate, Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff meet with supporters after a rally in Marietta on Nov. 15.
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Jan. 6, 2021 11:19 AM PT
WASHINGTON
Democrats will take control of the Senate with the surprise victories of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in the Georgia runoff races, giving the party an opportunity to advance President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda and appointees through Congress with a fragile margin that will leave no room for error.
Vote tallies on Wednesday made clear that the two Democratic candidates had defeated Georgia’s Republican senators Warnock unseating Sen. David Perdue, and Ossoff more narrowly beating Sen. Kelly Loeffler. Upon the inauguration of Biden on Jan. 20, Democrats will control the Senate with an exceedingly rare 50-50 split that has Vice President-elect Kamala Harris as the decisive tiebre