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Radio Iowa You are here: Home All six in Iowa’s congressional delegation confirm Electoral College results Randy Feenstra. Iowa’s congressional delegation was unanimous in its rejection of attempts to delay confirmation of Joe Biden’s Electoral College win. Democrat Cindy Axne of West Des Moines and Republicans Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa and Ashley Hinson of Marion announced in advance that they would accept the Electoral College results when they were presented in the U.S. House. Republican Randy Feenstra of Hull — the other member of Iowa’s delegation in the House — iss...

5 Jan 2021 Late Tuesday, 88 state legislators from five battleground states sent a letter to Vice President Mike Pence in which they asked him to postpone the opening and counting of Electoral College votes, currently scheduled to take place during Wednesday’s joint session of Congress, “for at least 10 days.” When the Electoral College met in fifty state capitals on December 14, 2020, subsequent to the certification of the November 3 election results by officials in each state, 306 Electors cast ballots for Joe Biden, and 232 cast ballots for Donald Trump. The letter reads: On January ...

New York State Team ALBANY - Rep. Elise Stefanik, a Republican from Saratoga, said she plans to object to some electors on Wednesday as Congress meets to certify the Electoral College vote for President-elect Joe Biden, saying, "I am acting to protect our democratic process." And new Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of Staten Island said she will probably do the same, telling a radio show Monday her goal is ensuring "every vote that is counted is a legal one." But other House GOP members in New York are either planning to vote to certify Biden’s electoral college victory over President Donald Trum...

With Senate Wins in Georgia, Biden to Take Office While Democrats Control All of Congress With Senate Wins in Georgia, Biden to Take Office While Democrats Control All of Congress Comments Off on With Senate Wins in Georgia, Biden to Take Office While Democrats Control All of Congress WASHINGTON — Two Democratic Senate hopefuls appear to have squeaked out victories Tuesday in Georgia, throwing Republicans in Washington into disarray just weeks before President Donald J. Trump rides into retirement on a golf cart. And Americans nervous about upsetting the delicate balance of a divided Congre...

Print this article Sen. Ted Cruz (R., Texas) speaks with Sen. Ben Sasse (R., Neb.) before the Senate Judiciary Committee convenes in Washington, D.C., October 15, 2020. (Bill O'Leary/Reuters) At the beginning of today’s joint session, there was some effort to make generalized objections about the election. But Vice President Pence, presiding in his capacity as president of the Senate, shot that down under Section 18 of federal election law, which empowers him to shut down debate. That meant the only way objections could be heard would be in the context of an objection to the count...