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Congress Declared Biden President After Violent Unrest; Trump accepted the transition still under protest

El Diario NY News Vice President Mike Pence finally made the postponed proclamation Historic announcement read by Senator Amy Klobuchar Photo: JIM LO SCALZO / EFE Vice President Mike Pence was finally able to announce shortly after 3: 40 am today , Washington DC time, that Joe Biden had won the presidency, after Congress completed the counting of the Electoral College votes. Soon after, President Donald Trump issued a statement saying that while “you totally disagree with the outcome of the elections and the facts prove me right, there will be an orderly transition on 20 from January", cited CBS News. What was seen largely as a merely formal last step before Biden's inauguration on 20 there were converted yesterday into an afternoon of chaos that left at le...

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3 possible scenarios of the political crisis in the United States after the assault of Trump's followers on the Capitol

The images of an angry mob forcibly breaking into the United States Capitol while its parliamentarians hid in terror within it used to be considered material for a Hollywood science fiction film. However, after the assault on the Legislative headquarters this Wednesday carried out by thousands of followers of President Donald Trump, those scenes ceased to be a fantasy to become the most obvious symbol of the severe political crisis in which the country is immersed, which for decades has boasted of being a "beacon of freedom" and the most consolidated democracy in the world. The shock has been so great that has managed to bring together the main leaders of the two great parties -Republican and Democrat- in their unanimous condemnation of these violent events; a real novelty afte...

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The United States Congress certifies the victory of Joe Biden after the assault on the Capitol

The opinion News Following the assault on the Capitol on Wednesday, the session that ended with the certification of Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris resumed as Vice President of the USA Vice President Mike Pence certified the victory of Biden along with Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Photo: REUTERS / Courtesy The United States Congress certified Joe Biden and Kamala Harris as the next president and vice president respectively of the country. The electoral votes were approved this Thursday after both the Senate and the House of Representatives rejected the objections to the votes in the states of Pennsylvania and Arizona. This event is usually a mere ceremony in Congress was disrupted Wednesday when supporters of...

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Violence in Washington LIVE: The 25th amendment mentioned, two advisers of Melania Trump resign …

Home World Donald Trump speaks in front of his supporters gathered in Washington DC on January 6 306. - Brendan Smialowski / AFP THE ESSENTIAL Four people are died Wednesday on the sidelines of the pro-Trump demonstration in front of the United States Capitol in Washington DC, after Donald Trump called on his supporters not to concede victory. The validation process of The victory of Joe Biden, who was standing in Congress, had to be interrupted after the entry of Trumpists into the Capitol. Vice President Mike Pence himself had to be evacuated. This process was subsequently resumed and Congress validated the victory of Joe Biden this Thursday morning. A curfew has been imposed in the federal capital to force the rioters to return to their homes. More than f...

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Senate rejects latest objection to Pennsylvania election result

Members of Congress returned to the certification process after more than 6 hours of suspension. Photo: Amanda Voisard / POOL / EFE By: EFE 14 from January 2021 WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday rejected an objection to the result of the November elections in the state of Pennsylvania, the last obstacle which he plans to review before Congress ratifies the victory of US President-elect Joe Biden. By 92 votes in favor and 7 against, the Senate voted to dismiss an objection to the results of the elections in Pennsylvania that had been introduced by Republican legislators in the Lower House with the support of a conservative senator, Josh Hawley. “We do not expect more votes tonight ”, said the leader of the Republican majority in the Senate, Mitch McConnel...

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Senate rejects attempt by Trump allies to reverse Biden's victory in Arizona

Mike Pence, who chairs the joint session in Congress, said "violence never wins." Photo: Scott Applewhite / EFE The Upper House rejected on Wednesday night the challenge of senators loyal to Donald Trump to the victory of Joe Biden in Arizona. The congressional process for counting the votes and confirming the victory of the president-elect has been resumed after the riots of Trump supporters in the capitol. Only 6 senators (all Republicans) voted against the electoral result in Arizona . The remaining 93 rejected the challenge. Among the latter was Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler, who lost Tuesday's election against Republican Raphael Warnock and that he had previously assured that he would object to the results. Loeffler changed his mind the same day his defea...

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Democrats win majority in Senate

Democratic leader Charles Schumer. Photo: JIM LO SCALZO / EFE With the victory in the race for the Senate of Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia , the Democrats secured the majority in that chamber and, therefore, control of Congress. Ossoff prevailed over the Republican David Perdue for a minimal difference, by getting the 50. 3% of the votes against 49. 7 %. A similar result was the contest between Warnock, who won the 49. 7% against 49. 3% Republican Kelly Loeffler. The results leave the Republican Party with 50 positions, the same as for the Democratic Party, but the vice president-elect Kamala Harris will be the vote that inclines the scale. At a press conference, the Democratic leader Charles Schumer (New York), advanced the good news for his par...

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The National Guard to the Capitol after violent irruption of Trump supporters

They also sent more special forces elements. Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS / EFE Following various requests, the National Guard will be moved to the United States Capitol, after the arrival of supporters of the president Donald Trump . Both the Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, and the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi , asked the National Guard for their deployment. First reports indicated that there was a negative about the deployment, but the C-SPAN news service confirmed that there was a deployment response, to secure the property. It is not clear where and when the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate will be resumed, which carried out the certification of the Electoral College vote , which awarded the De...

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President-elect Joe Biden condemns violent acts on Capitol Hill and challenges Trump to do the same

The president-elect did not say how much the hypothetical third payment would be. Photo: Joshua Roberts / Getty Images Minutes ago the president-elect of the United States, Joe Biden made a call to the outgoing president Donald Trump to speak out on the unrest in Congress and defend the constitution he was sworn to uphold when he became president. “ This is not decent acts, it is disorder. It is chaos, it is close to sedition and it must stop now , "said President-elect Joe Biden during his speech, condemning the violent acts that stopped the certification of the election results. President-elect Biden addresses the nation: https://t.co/BXM3SZK 25 R - Biden-Harris Presidential Transition (@Transition 46) January 6, 2021 In his message, the Democrat inv...

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Several injured in violent irruption of Trump supporters on Capitol Hill

The protesters managed to enter both chambers. Photo: JIM LO SCALZO / EFE Several people have been injured with blows and at least one woman with gunshots during the violent entry of supporters of the president Donald Trump to the Capitol. The House of Representatives and the Senate were evacuated by the Capitol Police , but administrative staff and several reporters are still in the building. Some of the protesters entered the main rooms of both chambers and even occupied the chairs of the respective presidencies, according to reports. The sessions of both chambers progressed calmly as part of the certification process of the Electoral College vote on the victory of the Democrat Joe Biden . In the corridors, meanwhile, shouts were heard and a video captur...

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Why Ford and GM are optimistic about the next Biden administration

Ford is expected to start focusing on the production of electric cars in order not to lose ground in the market. Photo: Armando Varela / Courtesy The incoming Joe Biden administration has made it clear that clean energy will be a central focus in its policies . Traditional automakers like Ford and General Motors are not often seen as companies that go hand in hand with the transition to clean energy. Despite the fact that both companies have not focused the necessary efforts to reverse this situation, it is likely that the next federal administration help them with an investment of at least $ 40 billion dollars . The above may be a reality, since in 2009, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) included Department of Energy loans to these consortia. Thus, c...

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Trump Followers Forcibly Enter Congress; session in Senate and Chamber suspended

Dozens of supporters of the President Donald Trump forcibly entered the Capitol, causing the suspension of the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the certification of the Electoral College vote. In the morning, the protesters heard the harangues of the Republican president on the rejection of the electoral results , where he also warned that he would not recognize the triumph of the Democrat Joe Biden . The rally proceeded calmly, but after the participation of President Trump, the protesters went to the Capitol and had clashes with the Police, who tried to withdraw them even with tear gas, but the Republican's followers outnumbered by dozens to the authorities, some climbed walls and others ran towards the stairs to enter the building. Videos cir...

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Several injured in violent irruption of Trump supporters on Capitol Hill

The protesters managed to enter both chambers. Photo: JIM LO SCALZO / EFE Several people have been injured with blows and at least one woman with gunshots during the violent entry of supporters of the president Donald Trump to the Capitol. The House of Representatives and the Senate were evacuated by the Capitol Police , but administrative staff and several reporters are still in the building. Some of the protesters entered the main rooms of both chambers and even occupied the chairs of the respective presidencies, according to reports. The sessions of both chambers progressed calmly as part of the certification process of the Electoral College vote on the victory of the Democrat Joe Biden . In the corridors, meanwhile, shouts were heard and a video captured the mom...

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Trump Followers Forcibly Enter Congress; session in Senate and Chamber suspended

Dozens of supporters of the President Donald Trump forcibly entered the Capitol, causing the suspension of the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the certification of the Electoral College vote. In the morning, the protesters heard the harangues of the Republican president on the rejection of the electoral results , where he also warned that he would not recognize the triumph of the Democrat Joe Biden . The rally proceeded calmly, but after the participation of President Trump, the protesters went to the Capitol and had clashes with the Police, who tried to withdraw them even with tear gas, but the Republican's followers outnumbered by dozens to the authorities, some climbed walls and others ran towards the stairs to enter the building. Videos circulati...

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The National Guard to the Capitol after violent irruption of Trump supporters

They also sent more special forces elements. Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS / EFE Following various requests, the National Guard will be moved to the United States Capitol, after the arrival of supporters of the president Donald Trump . Both the Mayor of Washington DC, Muriel Bowser, and the Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi , asked the National Guard for their deployment. First reports indicated that there was a negative about the deployment, but the C-SPAN news service confirmed that there was a deployment response, to secure the property. It is not clear where and when the sessions of the House of Representatives and the Senate will be resumed, which carried out the certification of the Electoral College vote , which awarded the Democrat a...

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Pence rejects pressure from Trump, rules out opposing Biden's win

Vice President Mike Pence. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / POOL / EFE Vice President Mike Pence challenged the president Donald Trump and denied having authority to oppose the certification of the Electoral College's vote, which confirmed the triumph of Joe Biden . “I have considered that my oath to support and defend the Constitution limits me to claiming unilateral authority to determine what Electoral votes should be counted and which ones should not, ” expressed Pence. The vice president was under pressure from President Trump , who would have asked him to oppose Congress certifying the election, the previous step - practically a routine process - to the inauguration of the new government. This this morning , at a rally in Washington, DC, said he hoped Penc...

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Mike Pence challenges Trump, refuses to oppose Biden's certification of triumph

Vice President Mike Pence. Photo: J. Scott Applewhite / POOL / EFE Vice President Mike Pence refused to have authority to oppose the certification of the Electoral College vote, which confirmed the triumph of Joe Biden . “I have reflected that my oath to support and defend the Constitution limits me to claim unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which ones should not, ” said Pence in a letter sent to Congress. The vice president acknowledged the anger that the electoral process has generated. “Given the controversy surrounding this year's election, some approach the quadrennial tradition this year with great anticipation, others with disdain, ”Pence wrote in a letter sent to Congress. “Some believe that, as vice preside...

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Elections in the United States LIVE: Congress is preparing to confirm the election of Joe Biden …

Home World Jon Ossoff, Raphael Warnock, both probable future senators from Georgia, and Joe Biden. - Carolyn Kaster / AP / SIPA THE ESSENTIAL VS 'is a busy political day in the United States: the recount is underway in Georgia, where two Democratic senators are in a good position to win in a by-election that could allow Joe Biden's party to control the United States Senate . In parallel, the Congress meets to formally record the vote of the voters in favor of Joe Biden in the ballot on November 3. The outcome of this constitutional obligation is beyond doubt: Joe Biden will indeed become the 37 the President of the United States on 20 January. Donald Trump called on his supporters to demonstrate this Wednesday in Washington: the outgoing president confirmed that h...

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US Presidential: Why the Republicans' sling against Joe Biden's victory is doomed to failure in Congress

Home World US Vice President Mike Pence, Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on February 4 2021. - Leah Millis / AP / SIPA From our correspondent in the United States, Usually, it's a ceremony that is a matter of simple formality. But while Donald Trump refuses to recognize his defeat at the presidential election of November 3 , an unprecedented battle will unfold on Wednesday in Congress, which meets to count the votes of the electoral college. Despite the expected challenge from many elected Republican officials and the pressure of a March for Trump organized in Washington, the Democratic majority in the House is protecting Joe Biden of any turnaround. The Congress session starts at 13 hours (13 hours in Paris). The sealed envelopes of the resul...

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United States: Former President George W. Bush to attend Joe Biden's swearing-in ceremony

Home World George W. and Laura Bush, the 21 August 2020 in Maine. - Mary Schwalm / AP If the presence of Donald Trump is still not confirmed, there will be at least one former Republican President on 20 January to witness the transfer of power to a Democrat . George W. Bush will indeed attend to the swearing-in of Joe Biden, his spokesperson announced on Tuesday. "President and Mrs. Bush are eager to return to Capitol Hill for the swearing-in of President Biden and Vice President Harris," tweeted Freddy Ford, spokesperson for 43 th American president in history. This will be the eighth oath they will attend. “Attending the peaceful transfer of power is a highlight of our democracy that never goes out of style,” added Freddy Ford, in a thinly veiled allusion t...

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Republicans uphill to stop Biden's certification of triumph in Congress

There is a saying that goes: "Much ado about nothing." It perfectly applies to Republicans in Congress who will oppose the certification of the triumph of President-elect Joe Biden this 6 of January. The reason is that more than 100 representatives and 13 Senators have strong pressure from their peers against it, but above all few possibilities to annul the vote of the Electoral College, due to the lack of evidence about the alleged electoral fraud that the president Donald Trump alleges. In fact, Senator Josh Hawley (Missouri), the first to publicly reveal that he would challenge the process from the Senate, tries to qualify the movement of which he is part, which has in Ted Cruz (Texas) another visible leader. In an interview on Fox News, the youngest senator was c...

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Biden integrates more Latinos into his close team in the White House

President-elect Joe Biden. Photo: ALYSSA POINTER / EFE The presence of Latinos increases in the front-line team of the president-elect Joe Biden and the Vice President-elect Kamala Harris with the integration of Cristóbal J. Alex , Emmy Ruiz and Adrián Sáenz in areas of the Cabinet, dissemination and public participation. Alex will be Undersecretary of Cabinet. He was founding president of the Latino Victory Fund and national deputy director of outreach and voter mobilization for Hillary for America, but on Biden's campaign he was an advisor. The son of immigrants, a native of El Paso, Texas, received his law degree specializing in civil rights from the University of Washington. Ruiz will serve as deputy director of Political Strategy and Disclosure. She was a cam...

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Bad news for Trump despite pressuring Vice President Pence to challenge Biden's win

Vice President Pence acknowledges his limited role in certifying the election. Photo: EPA / Chris Kleponis / POOL / EFE Although Vice President Mike Pence has said that he would not directly challenge the certification of the presidential election, the president Donald Trump pushed for me to do so. The president released a message during his rally in Georgia, where he affirmed that Pence "has the power" to reject the decision of the Electoral College on the triumph of Joe Biden , although the vice president only is responsible for ensuring that Congress receives the corresponding votes. “The vice president has the power to reject Electors Elected Fraudulently ”, President Trump falsely declared without foundation. The Republican mistakenly launched that Vice Preside...

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Trump wanted to “hide” in Scotland to avoid inauguration of Biden, but government will avoid it

According to reports, Trump intended to go golfing in Scotland on 20 from January. Photo: JIM LO SCALZO / EFE According to various reports, the president Donald Trump had planned a trip to Scotland to avoid attending the inauguration ceremony of the president Joe Biden . Prestwick airport sources indicated that the arrival of the president was expected in a Boeing military plane 757, which is occasionally used by Trump, on 19 January, one day before the ceremony at the Capitol. Aircraft used by the president, the first lady Melania Trump and Vice President Mike Pence they get a special U.S. call sign instead of waiting for special treatment from air traffic controllers. However, President Trump no p He will visit Scotland to play golf, warned Nicola Sturgeon, ...

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United States: What to know about the two crucial senatorials in Georgia on Tuesday

The candidates for the two senatorial elections of Georgia, David Perdue, Jon Ossoff, Kelly Loeffler and Raphael Warnock. - Sipa photos / montage 20 Minutes Two second rounds of the senatorial elections are taking place in Georgia this Tuesday. Democrats need both seats to regain control of the Senate and allow Joe Biden to rule. The candidates are neck and neck according to the polls, and the endless soap opera of the November 3 count should be repeated. Much of Joe Biden's tenure is played out on Tuesday. Two second rounds of the senatorial elections take place in Georgia , and Democrats need a clear cut to regain control of the upper house of Congress and allow Joe Biden to rule without encountering Republican obstruction. While the t...

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Some 200 business leaders demand that Congress certify Biden's victory and slap Republicans against it

This Wednesday, Congress seeks to certify the triumph of Joe Biden. Photo: Joe Raedle / Getty Images Almost 200 New York-based business leaders asked Congress to certify the electoral process with the triumph of Joe Biden , in addition to highlighting that the courts have rejected the challenges of the process, in reference to the Republican movement that seeks to challenge the decision of the Electoral College. "This presidential election is decided and it is time for the country to move forward," begins the joint message organized by Kathryn Wylde, President and CEO of Partnership for New York City. “President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris have won the vote of the Electoral College and the courts have rejected challenges to the electoral process...

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Audio of Trump asking to “find votes” in Georgia reveals violation of law, experts say

President Trump is in the midst of a new electoral controversy. Photo: Drew Angerer / Getty Images The President Donald Trump faces several lawsuits, mainly for how it has managed its companies and the conflict of interest with its government, but the disclosure of the audio where it is heard asking to "find" more than 11, 000 votes in Georgia to change the electoral result could open the door to another lawsuit. According to legal experts, the president violated the law in that entity by pressuring the Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, on the votes that will help to annul the electoral victory of Joe Biden. In the audio published by The Washington Post the Republican is heard reprimanding Raffensperger and Governor Brian Kemp to do everything possible to change ...

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Trump calls for a January 6 protest against electoral certification

El Diario NY News And after announcing his challenge to presidential results, Senator Ted Cruz now says that "everyone should calm down" The president takes advantage of any support to challenge the electoral results. Photo: MANDEL NGAN / AFP / Getty Images President Donald Trump intensifies the tension that It is expected this Wednesday, January 6, when calling for a protest in front of the White House against the certification of the election in Congress. The president shared a video of the call that Appointment at 9: 00 am to his followers. The original tweet is from Kylie Jane Kremer, leader of the group “Stop the robbery.” “I'll be there. A historic day! ”Said the president. I will be there. Historic day! https://t.co/k6LStsWpfy - Donald...

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Georgia's runoff is challenging for Latino voters

January 5 is the election in Georgia that will allow the runoff between Senate candidates and although Latinos only represent three percent of eligible voters, the growing community faces a challenge of citizen participation. Until this Sunday, just over three million voters had already cast their vote in advance, of which only 19, 282 were Latino, reported Elect Project , although there are 072, 955 registered voters of that community . Lulu Garcia Navarro, of Latinos for Democracy, recognized NPR that although they are few voters in comparison With other groups, Latinos will be key in the process. A report by Bloomberg highlighted that Republicans have increased their efforts in Latino communities, seeking to gain part of the appeal that these voters had for the president...

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Eleven Republican senators will force a vote in the US Congress against Biden's triumph

WASHINGTON - Eleven senators announced this Saturday that they will oppose the ratification of the victory of president-elect, Joe Biden , during the session of the Congress of the United States programmed with this objective, which will force a vote on the result of the November elections . The maneuver of the eleven senators, including the Texan Ted Cruz , is doomed to failure and will not be able to prevent Congress from ratifying Biden's victory in the session scheduled for next January 6, but it will ensure a long debate and a vote on the triumph of the president-elect. In a joint statement, the eleven senators explained that they will oppose the certification of the results until an audit of 10 days. “Congress should immediately appoint an electoral commission with ful...

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Biden will take time to unravel Trump's immigration changes

Immigration experts were not wrong when they warned that President Donald Trump would use until the last moment to make changes to immigration rules, since five days before leaving the White House a new rule will come into force that will allow the courts to speed up deportations. This is one of the Most controversial changes of the Department of Justice ( DOJ ), published in the Federal Register, which are will apply from 06, with the possibility of reverse even appeals . During your campaign, the president-elect Joe Biden put on the table an ambitious immigration agenda that includes the path to citizenship for more than 11 million of undocumented, the same benefit for the 'dreamers', as well as undoing the policies cases of President Trump that have affected foreign wo...

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Biden faces the challenge of overshadowing the shadow of Trumpism

With Joe Biden and Kamala Harris to the front, the Democrats managed to remove the president Donald Trump of the White House, but said electoral daring of 81. 2 million votes will face their biggest challenge this 2021: defeat the shadow of Trumpism in government. President-elect Biden's main campaign slogan refers to the spirit of America, how to "heal your soul," but The Democrat must find the “perfect cure” and show that he will also govern for the supporters of President Trump, who achieved 74. 2 million votes, a record for Republicans. On Thanksgiving, Biden made a analogy between the coronavirus pandemic and the political and social situation in the country: “We must remember that we are at war against u No virus, not between us ”. He has not put that speech aside,...

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Presidential election in the United States: a Republican will prevent the certification of Joe Biden's victory

Home World Donald Trump this Wednesday morning at the House -White - MANDEL NGAN / AFP Many elected Republican of the House of Representatives, controlled by the Democrats, have already announced that they intend to object to the certification of the Democrat's victory, still contested by Donald Trump . But Senator Josh Hawley is the first to say it in the Republican-majority upper house. The Republican senator indeed announced this Wednesday that he would object to certification by the American Congress of the presidential election result next week, which could slightly delay, but not prevent, the confirmation of the victory of Democrat Joe Biden . The electoral college ratified the 12 December victory of Joe Biden In the United States, the tenant of the Whit...

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