US Vice-President Mike Pence has welcomed efforts by a group of senators to derail Joe Biden's presidential election victory. Ted Cruz is among 11 Republicans who want a 10-day delay in certifying the result to audit baseless allegations of voter fraud. The move is almost certain to fail as most senators are expected to endorse Biden on January 6. The Democrat is due to be inaugurated as president on January 20. President Donald Trump has.
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Members of 117th Congress sworn-in as country remains hyper-divided Michael McAuliff, Shant Shahrigian
Members of the 117th Congress were sworn into office on Sunday in ceremonies overshadowed by the coronavirus outbreak and unprecedented assaults on the electoral process by President Trump and some of his Republican allies.
“To say the new Congress convenes at a challenging time would be an understatement,” said Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Sunday might mark the last time McConnell opens his chamber Georgia runoff elections set for this week could shift control of the Senate to Democrats.
Dems sought to close ranks as Trump continued to fight the inevitable the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden with some Republican senators going so far as to say they won’t certify election results this Wednesday. Their last-ditch effort is viewed as a symbolic gesture.
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