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January 5, 2021

Sen. Tim Scott 'grateful' for Trump, but opposes GOP colleagues' electoral vote challenge

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., thanked President Trump for his service and accomplishments, but came out against plans from some of his Republican colleagues to challenge electoral votes from several states when they are counted at Wednesday's joint session of 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.

January 5, 2021

Proud Boys leader to appear in court as DC preps for pro-Trump rallies, Electoral College certification

Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was arrested in Washington, D.C. Monday for allegedly burning a Black Lives Matter banner outside a historic Black church during demonstrations last month.

January 4, 2021

Kurtz: Electoral College challenges will result in 'badly divided' Republican Party

The Republican Electoral College challenge -- once dismissed by the media as a fringe effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election -- has grown into a significant movement.

January 4, 2021

Democratic lawmakers want criminal investigation into Trump call with Georgia election officials

The FBI has confirmed to Fox News that it has received a letter from Reps. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and Kathleen Rice, D-N.Y., which calls on Director Christopher Wray to open a criminal investigation into President Trump's Jan. 2 phone call with Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.

January 4, 2021

More than 100 House GOP lawmakers expected to object to at least one state's electors

More than 100 House Republicans, including Reps. Jim Jordan, Mo Brooks and Elise Stefanik, are expected to object to at least one state during the the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results, Fox News has learned.

January 4, 2021

GOP senators 'still discussing' which states, if any, they will object to during election certification

A group of Republican senators led by Ted Cruz are "still discussing" which states, if any, they will object to during the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results, with sources telling Fox News that "no conclusions" have been reached yet.

January 4, 2021

Battle lines drawn in GOP over planned Electoral College challenges, certification set for Wednesday

Republicans in Congress are staking out their positions ahead of Wednesday's joint session to certify the Electoral College results -- with some members throwing their support behind Trump-backed challenges to votes in states President-elect Joe Biden won and others warning of the dangers of such an extraordinary effort to essentially overturn the presidential election.

January 4, 2021

What to expect when Congress meets to count Electoral College results

Under the conditions of the 12th Amendment to the Constitution, both the House and Senate meet at 1 p.m. in a joint session of Congress in the House chamber. But final certification of the electoral vote could bleed well into the wee hours of Jan. 7, if not deep in the day on Jan. 7 – or beyond.

January 3, 2021

House Republicans pressure Senate GOP to object to Electoral College certification in at least 3 states

House Republicans are growing concerned that if Republican senators don’t object to at least three states during the Jan. 6 certification of the presidential election results, that the "entire effort" will be "worthless," sources told Fox News.