Journalists in the Capitol took to Twitter to post the images, which showed the armed troops camping out in hallways by fire extinguishers, educational displays, and even a bust of Abraham Lincoln. “Well this is something I thought I’d never see,” declared the Daily Telegraph’s US editor Ben Riley-Smith, while CBS …
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The 117th Congress includes four members of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Michigan) have been joined in the House this year by Jamaal Bowman (D-New York) and Cori Bush (D-Missouri). Previously only two avowed socialists managed to secure House seats simultaneously. It …
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The challenge to the results in Pennsylvania was defeated 282-138 in the House of Representatives and 92-7 in the Senate. Congress previously rejected a similar challenge to the votes in Arizona. The certification of Biden’s victory continues, as the members of both chambers have reconvened for a joint session. A …
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Speaking at the end of a joint session of Congress, Vice President Mike Pence confirmed that Biden’s term will begin on January 20. A group of GOP lawmakers made a last-ditch effort to stall the certification process by challenging election results in Arizona and Pennsylvania. Both attempts were resoundingly defeated …
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Congress earlier rejected a similar objection to the Electoral College results in Arizona. A group of Republicans has been arguing that the election results cannot be trusted and attempted to block the certification of Joe Biden’s win, despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asking them not to do so. On …
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Pence was presiding over the joint session of Congress that was expected to formally certify the 2020 election for Democrat Joe Biden. The House and the Senate had broken off into separate sessions to discuss objections from some Republican lawmakers to the validity of results from Arizona, when protesters gathered …
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As Vice President Mike Pence opened the joint session of the Senate and the House of Representatives in Washington, DC on Wednesday, protesters outside pressed against the police holding the perimeter fence on Capitol Hill. Within minutes, police were in retreat and the protesters were storming the complex. “Thousands” of …
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Trump delivered his remarks in front of a large crowd of supporters, many of whom were in Washington for the ‘Save America’ rally to protest the allegedly stolen election. “We will never give up, we will never concede,” the president said. “You don’t concede when there’s theft.” Trump focused on …
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“States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval,” the president tweeted on Wednesday ahead of Congress meeting to certify the vote, the last step before Joe Biden’s inauguration on January 20. If Pence sends votes …
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The 5,593-page legislation bundled the coronavirus “stimulus” with general 2021 spending. It faced heavy criticism from across the US political spectrum last week, for funding all sorts of pet projects while giving Americans only a $600 individual payment. That’s half of what they got in April, and the only direct …
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