January 4, 2021 Michael Goodwin: Trump's last stand – how will final days impact Georgia Senate runoffs? Just when it seemed the president was roadkill and about to be abandoned by his own party, growing numbers of GOP members of Congress are signing on to a last-ditch effort to challenge the election results.
January 4, 2021 Battle lines drawn in GOP over planned Electoral College challenges, certification set for Wednesday Republicans in Congress are staking out their positions ahead of Wednesday's joint session to certify the Electoral College results -- with some members throwing their support behind Trump-backed challenges to votes in states President-elect Joe Biden won and others warning of the dangers of such an extraordinary effort to essentially overturn the presidential election.
January 4, 2021 What to expect when Congress meets to count Electoral College results Under the conditions of the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, both the House and Senate meet at 1 p.m. in a joint session of Congress in the House chamber. But final certification of the electoral vote could bleed well into the wee hours of Jan. 7, if not deep in the day on Jan. 7 – or beyond.
January 3, 2021 Trump urged Georgia election official to 'find' votes in phone call, insisting he won: report President Trump insisted that he won the state of Georgia in the 2020 presidential race during a phone call with Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over the weekend, reportedly urging him to “find” enough votes to reverse the state’s results.
January 3, 2021 House Republicans pressure Senate GOP to object to Electoral College certification in at least 3 states House Republicans are growing concerned that if Republican senators don’t object to at least three states during the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results, that the "entire effort" will be "worthless," sources told ӣƵ.
January 3, 2021 Reps. Brooks and Jordan on GOP group challenging Electoral College results Reps. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, and Mo Brooks, R-Ala., explained during an exclusive interview with “Sunday Mornings Futures” why they are spearheading the effort in the House of Representatives objecting to the certification of the presidential election results on Jan. 6.
January 3, 2021 Sen. Ron Johnson, Chuck Todd spar over challenge to Electoral College vote Sen. Ron Johnson and NBC News host Chuck Todd got into a fiery exchange Sunday over the Republicans’ effort to challenge certification of the Electoral College tally during a joint session of Congress this week.
January 3, 2021 GOP senators want election commission similar to what decided disputed 1876 race Several Republican senators are vowing to challenge electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election from several battleground states when the votes are formally counted at a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, with the hopes of establishing a commission to determine who gets the votes.
January 3, 2021 Cruz says Supreme Court 'better forum' for election disputes amid Electoral College objection push Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said that the Supreme Court is a "better forum" for election fraud concerns amid his election certification objection push.
January 2, 2021 Congress set to certify Electoral College results despite GOP objections; here's why The House and Senate will meet for a joint session Wednesday to certify the Electoral College results, the last step in finalizing the presidential win for Joe Biden – but some GOP lawmakers are saying not so fast.