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Electoral College objections in Congress: What to know

January 6, 2021

Electoral College objections in Congress: What to know

The House and Senate will convene at 1 p.m. Wednesday for a joint session of Congress to certify President-elect Joe Biden's electoral win, and a group of GOP lawmakers intends to raise objections to the results.

Trump says he, Pence in ‘total agreement’ VP has ‘power’ to block certification of ‘illegal’ election

January 5, 2021

Trump says he, Pence in ‘total agreement’ VP has ‘power’ to block certification of ‘illegal’ election

President Trump on Tuesday said he and Vice President Mike Pence are "in total agreement" that the vice president "has the power to act" and block the certification of the 2020 presidential election results on Wednesday.

A viewers guide to Wednesday’s congressional certification of the presidential election

January 5, 2021

A viewers guide to Wednesday’s congressional certification of the presidential election

A viewers guide to Wednesday’s joint session of Congress, to formally certify last month’s Electoral College vote in the 2020 presidential election.

Trump puts pressure on Pence ahead of election showdown in Congress

January 5, 2021

Trump puts pressure on Pence ahead of election showdown in Congress

President Trump is turning up the heat on Vice President Mike Pence on the eve of a joint session of Congress that is all but certain to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over Trump. But regardless of the president’s turning up the volume on his vice president, White House officials tell Fox News that Pence will “follow the law” on Wednesday.

Appeals court upholds dismissal of Gohmert's lawsuit challenging 2020 election results

January 2, 2021

Appeals court upholds dismissal of Gohmert's lawsuit challenging 2020 election results

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit upheld a federal judge's order dismissing Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert's lawsuit that attempted to give Vice President Mike Pence the ability to overturn President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election.

Trump the clear Republican 'front-runner' in next White House race

January 2, 2021

Trump the clear Republican 'front-runner' in next White House race

There's more than three years to go until the next Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire presidential primary, but what some considered the first cattle call in the 2024 White House race takes place next week.

Federal judge in Texas dismisses Gohmert suit aimed at overturning election

January 2, 2021

Federal judge in Texas dismisses Gohmert suit aimed at overturning election

A federal judge on Friday dismissed a last-gasp lawsuit led by a House Republican that aimed 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.

Pence, House seek to dismiss Gohmert-GOP suit aimed at letting him overturn election

January 1, 2021

Pence, House seek to dismiss Gohmert-GOP suit aimed at letting him overturn election

The House of Representatives asked a federal judge in Texas on Thursday to dismiss a Republican congressman’s lawsuit seeking to give Vice President Mike Pence the power to decide which electoral votes to count when Congress meets on Jan. 6 to finalize November’s presidential election.

HuffPost reporter apologizes after accusing Pence of lying about vaccine distribution

December 30, 2020

HuffPost reporter apologizes after accusing Pence of lying about vaccine distribution

HuffPost reporter Jennifer Bendery apologized Wednesday after accusing Vice President Mike Pence of falsely claiming "millions" of coronavirus vaccines have been distributed in the United States.

Pence did not back lawmaker plan to overturn election results: lawyers

December 30, 2020

Pence did not back lawmaker plan to overturn election results: lawyers

Attorneys representing Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, and the slate of Republican electors from Arizona indicated in a court filing that Vice President Mike Pence did not agree with their position that Pence could choose between counting the electoral votes of Democrats or Republicans from states where both parties had submitted votes, which would effectively allow him to decide who wins the election.