Democrats are on track to take Senate control. Here s what it means for Joe Biden
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Democrats are on track to take Senate control. Here s what it means for Joe BidenBy
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Which would mean that the tiebreaker vote will vest with Kamala Harris after she is sworn in on January 20 as the Vice President. Which would mean that Biden can get his Cabinet nominees approved. And which would mean that if there is a sudden vacancy in the 9-judge US Supreme Court, Biden could have his choice approved in the US Senate. The Democrats already control the US House of Representatives where Nancy Pelosi has just been elected the Speaker.
By Jan Wolfe
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress will convene on Wednesday 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.
What is happening?
Both chambers of Congress are meeting to formally tally the Electoral College results, the final step in the months-long process to select the U.S. president. Vice-President Mike Pence will formally preside over the session.
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Washington
United States 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 Mr. 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 rally outside the White House. It’s tearing the party apart.
Recess called as Trump supporters break into US Capitol
Associated Press
Updated on:Jan 06, 2021, 9:08pm EST
UPDATE: 4 p.m.
Lawmakers were evacuated from the U.S. Capitol Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the building.
UPDATE: 1:15 p.m.
Republicans from the House and Senate have objected to the counting of Arizona’s electoral vote, forcing votes in both chambers on Joe Biden’s victory in the state.
The objection was made by Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and was signed by Texas Sen. Ted Cruz. Both are Republicans. The two chambers now have two hours to debate the challenge.