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WATCH LIVE: Senate Republicans challenge Electoral College votes
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Congress convenes Wednesday in a joint session to count the Electoral College votes — a necessary and usually routine step in the presidential election process but one that some Republicans are challenging this year by objecting to results in specific states. Most Republican senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have said they plan to support the election results. But a vocal group of senators loyal to Trump have indicated they oppose counting votes for Biden in certain places.
President-elect Joe Biden won the election with 306 Electoral College votes after states certified their results, but President Donald Trump and many of his supporters have refused to accept his loss, making false claims of widespread voter fraud without evidence. Now, Trump’s staunchest allies in Congress are making a last attempt to dispute the result, forcing hours of debate in both chambers. But a bipartisan majority of lawmakers have said they are prepared to accept Biden’s win.
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