Throughout Tuesday, speakers repeated election conspiracy theories, closed their eyes to pray and shared discount codes for MyPillow, a company owned by a Trump ally.
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Dividing party, Trump’s Republican allies poised to challenge Biden’s win
The president sees Wednesday’s joint session of Congress as one of his final attempts to overturn his loss, even though there is no credible path for that to happen.
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How Congress will count Electoral College votes Wednesday
Wednesday’s congressional joint session to count electoral votes is taking on added importance this year
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Georgia counting votes in tight runoffs that will determine who controls Senate
The pivotal runoffs transformed Georgia, once a solidly Republican state, into one of the nation’s battlegrounds in the final days of the Trump presidency.
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Video: Here’s what to expect when Congress meets to confirm Biden’s win
Here’s how it will work, step by step.
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Biden, Trump make election eve appeals in high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs
More than 3 million Georgians already have voted.
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Ascension to legislative leadership is bittersweet for Talbot Ross
Rachel Talbot Ross, a Portland Democrat, is the first Black person in state history to serve in a leadership role in the Maine Legislature.
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Maine senators oppose Republican challenge to Biden’s win over Trump
Susan Collins and Angus King come out against a plan by 11 Republican senators to vote to reject electors from some states when Congress meets this week to certify the Electoral College results.
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Missouri senator to contest Electoral College win for Biden
The move by Republican Sen. Josh Hawley will ensure at least a short delay in cementing the president-elect’s victory.
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McConnell blocks Senate Democrats’ initial effort to approve $2,000 stimulus checks
McConnell’s move was just the beginning of a saga that is likely to engulf the Senate for the rest of the week.