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January 6, 2021

DC protesters, police clash on eve of election certification vote; at least 6 arrests

Hundreds of supporters of President Trump descended on Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, planning to protest Wednesday's expected congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 presidential election.

January 5, 2021

Sen. Tim Scott 'grateful' for Trump, but opposes GOP colleagues' electoral vote challenge

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., thanked President Trump for his service and accomplishments, but came out against plans from some of his Republican colleagues to challenge electoral votes from several states when they are counted at Wednesday's joint session of Congress.

January 5, 2021

Federal judge denies Trump's emergency request to decertify Georgia election results

A federal judge on Tuesday denied President Trump's request for an emergency injunction to direct Georgia to decertify the 2020 presidential election results.

January 4, 2021

Democratic lawmakers want criminal investigation into Trump call with Georgia election officials

The FBI has confirmed to Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ that it has received a letter from Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., which calls on Director Christopher Wray to open a criminal investigation into President Trump's Jan. 2 phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

January 4, 2021

More than 100 House GOP lawmakers expected to object to at least one state's electors

More than 100 House Republicans, including Reps. Jim Jordan, Mo Brooks and Elise Stefanik, are expected to object to at least one state during the the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results, Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ has learned.

January 4, 2021

GOP senators 'still discussing' which states, if any, they will object to during election certification

A group of Republican senators led by Ted Cruz are "still discussing" which states, if any, they will object to during the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results, with sources telling Ó£ÌÒÊÓƵ that "no conclusions" have been reached yet.

January 4, 2021

Cheney, Rumsfeld join former defense secretaries warning against using military in election disputes

Ten former U.S. defense secretaries, including Donald Rumsfeld and former Vice President Dick Cheney, penned an op-ed in the Washington Post warning against the use of the military to resolve disputes over November's presidential election.

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.