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 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.
January 2, 2021 Trump, House Republicans held call to discuss Electoral College rejection: Brooks House Republicans held a rare Saturday night conference call to address their goal of overturning certain state's Electoral College results on Jan. 6, U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, R-Ala., told ӣƵ.
January 2, 2021 Federal judge in Texas dismisses Gohmert suit aimed at overturning election A federal judge on Friday dismissed a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that aimed to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.
January 1, 2021 Pence, House seek to dismiss Gohmert-GOP suit aimed at letting him overturn election The House of Representatives asked a federal judge in Texas on Thursday to dismiss a Republican congressman’s lawsuit seeking to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to decide which electoral votes to count when Congress meets on Jan. 6 to finalize November’s presidential election.
December 31, 2020 Democrats who praised 2004 objections to Electoral College certification now slam Hawley The last three times a Republican has been elected president -- Trump in 2016 and George W. Bush in both 2000 and 2004 -- Democrats in the House have brought objections to the electoral votes in states the GOP nominee won.
December 31, 2020 Trump returning to White House ahead of Mar-a-Lago New Year's Eve party President Trump plans to return to the White House from Florida on Thursday -- earlier than originally planned, according to a schedule released late Wednesday night.
December 30, 2020 Pence did not back lawmaker plan to overturn election results: lawyers Attorneys representing Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and the slate of Republican electors from Arizona indicated in a court filing that Vice President Mike Pence did not agree with their position that Pence could choose between counting the electoral votes of Democrats or Republicans from states where both parties had submitted votes, which would effectively allow him to decide who wins the election.
December 29, 2020 Gohmert's Pence lawsuit seeks to declare Electoral Counting Act unconstitutional in bid to overturn Biden win Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, is making a last-ditch effort to change the result of the 2020 presidential election by suing Vice President Mike Pence with the aim of having him declare President Trump the victor when he announces the winner of the electoral college vote on Jan. 6.