

Politics Jan 07

At first the commotion outside the Senate chamber sounded like a routine disturbance to the members inside, the kind of small-scale protest that often takes place at the Capitol. Then a Senate aide burst through a door into the chamber.
By Daniel Bush
Politics Jan 07

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., joined members of the House in objecting to President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in Pennsylvania.
By Associated Press
Politics Jan 06

The House voted 303-121 to reject the objection to Arizona's election results. The House will send a message to the Senate sharing their decision and the two groups will reconvene in the joint session.
By Associated Press
Politics Jan 06

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., said on the Senate floor tonight that she "fully intended to object to the certification of the electoral votes" when she arrived in Washington this morning, hours after losing a runoff election to Democrat Raphael Warnock.
By Associated Press
Jan 06

By Associated Press
The Washington, D.C., police chief says at least five weapons have been recovered and at least 13 people have been arrested so far in pro-Trump protests.
Jan 06

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press, Aaron Glantz, The Center for Investigative Reporting
Outside, demonstrators trying to enter the building scuffled with Capitol Police. The extraordinary joint session is to deal with Trump's relentless effort to overturn the presidential election.
Watch PBS NewsHour special coverage of the joint session of Congress starting at 12:30 p.m. ET.
NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the U.S. Senate races in Georgia, Trump's call to the Georgia secretary of state, and how some Republicans are…
Jan 01

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
President Donald Trump's extraordinary election challenge over his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden is splitting the Republican Party.
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