A date that in past years has marked the routine, peaceful transfer of power turned into an ugly assault by rioters who were carrying Trump signs and surrounding the Capitol as violence broke out.
Election 2020
A large crowd gathered Wednesday afternoon in front of the Lloyd D. George U.S. Courthouse in downtown Las Vegas. There were no immediate reports of violence.
Senators and House of Representatives formally confirmed Biden’s election after a chaotic day whenr rioters invaded the U.S. Capitol.
The usually routine process of certifying the results has erupted into a partisan brawl as breakaway Republicans prepare to challenge Joe Biden’s victories in key states.
President Donald Trump was to address die-hard supporters Wednesday in front of the White House ahead of the expected certification of Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory.
Legions of President Trump supporters descended on the nation’s capital Tuesday ahead of a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes cast in the November election.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has urged Republican not to try to overturn the election.
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to dismiss a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that seeks to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to overturn the results of the presidential election won by Joe Biden when Congress formally counts the Electoral College votes next week.
The campaign will appeal to the state’s highest court to weigh in on the Clark County Commission race that Anthony lost by just 15 votes.
Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez ruled against the petition “because the election was not prevented,” despite arguments otherwise by Anthony’s campaign, the court filing shows.
His campaign and his allies have now filed roughly 50 lawsuits alleging widespread voting fraud.
The Clark County Commission on Tuesday certified Democrat Ross Miller’s narrow victory over Republican Stavros Anthony after a recount showed Miller won by 15 votes.
President-elect Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to concede Monday night, after all 50 states cast their Electoral College votes, showing Biden the winner of the 2020 election.
Recount results in the tight Clark County Commission race are expected to be canvassed on Tuesday as the Anthony campaign is critical of an “everchanging number.”
Nevada’s electors gathered virtually via Zoom on Monday to cast the state’s six Electoral College votes for President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris.