Sen. Ted Cruz and 10 other Republican senators will join Sen. Josh Hawley in objecting to the election results during Wednesday’s joint session.
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‘Sad news to begin a new year’: Virginia state Sen. Ben Chafin Jr., 60, dies from coronavirus complications
“We have all lost a good man,” Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam said in a statement. “May we all recommit to taking extra steps to care for one another.”
Live politics updates: Romney, other Republican senators blast GOP colleagues’ ‘egregious ploy to reject electors’
“I swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States and that is what I will do January 6,” Sen. Murkowski said in a statement.
‘Devastating consequences’: Biden blasts Trump for not signing COVID relief bill before unemployment aid lapses
If Trump doesn’t sign the bill Saturday, it would effectively cut the extension in unemployment aid from 11 to 10 weeks.
Trump floats naming Sidney Powell as special counsel on election; asks Flynn about martial law, reports say
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn was also at the White House meeting, where Trump reportedly asked him about invoking martial law.
Election 2020 updates: Connecticut senators self-isolate after governor’s aide tests positive for COVID; McEnany inflates MAGA crowd
GOP lawmakers in 4 key states reject plot to flip electors; Lou Dobbs demands GOP refuses to accept results — the lastest on the 2020 election.
Election 2020 live updates: What House Dems say about losses; Biden says economic relief needed now
President-elect Joe Biden said Americans struggling in the coronavirus pandemic need economic relief now. He also spoke with European leaders.
Mnuchin says GOP coronavirus relief package will be released Monday
Fox News host Chris Wallace pressed Mnuchin on why a GOP plan hasn’t been introduced.