Category: joint session

Sen. Hawley: Who Becomes President ‘Depends on What Happens’ on Jan. 6

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) said Monday that the matter of who becomes America’s next president is not a foregone conclusion but depends on the outcome of the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress, when a number of Republican lawmakers have vowed to raise objections to the certification of some electoral votes cast for Democratic presidential…


Pro-Trump Protest Organizers Announce New Details for Jan. 6

People organizing pro-President Donald Trump protests in Washington for Jan. 6 announced new details over the weekend. Amy Kremer, a “March for Trump” organizer, said the event she’s organizing will be at The Ellipse, a 52-acre park south of the White House. The location is “just steps from the White House!” Kremer wrote on Twitter,…


Congress Approves Rules Regulating Jan. 6 Electoral Vote Count

The House of Representatives and the Senate on Sunday adopted rules that outline how the counting of Electoral College votes will take place on Jan. 6. The rules were passed without recorded votes. Instead, a voice vote was used in both chambers. The guidance, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), says the chambers will…


Markets Eye High-Stakes Georgia Election, Joint Session of Congress

WASHINGTON—The stock market ended the turbulent year of 2020 at all-time highs despite the coronavirus pandemic and resulting economic recession. With 2021 underway, the political events of the first week will set the tone for the new year as they have important implications for the political landscape and the markets going forward. The focus will be on the…


Meadows: Over 100 House Members Plan to Object to Electoral Votes

Over 100 members of the House of Representatives plan on objecting to electoral votes during the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress, according to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. “We’re now at well over 100 House members and a dozen Senators ready to stand up for election integrity and object to certification. It’s…


11 More GOP Senators to Object to Electoral College Votes

A group of 11 senators on Saturday announced they’re going to challenge electoral votes during the Jan. 6 joint session of Congress. “America is a Republic whose leaders are chosen in democratic elections. Those elections, in turn, must comply with the Constitution and with federal and state law,” the group wrote in a joint statement….


Trump: America ‘Proud’ of Hawley, Others Who Plan to Object to Electoral Votes

President Donald Trump late Thursday said Americans are supportive of Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and the roughly three dozen House of Representatives members who plan on objecting to electoral votes in the upcoming joint session of Congress. “America is proud of Josh and the many others who are joining him. The USA cannot have fraudulent…


House Republicans Rush to Join Electoral College Challenge

Another 15 U.S. representatives and representative-elects are supporting a plan to file objections to electoral votes during next month’s joint session of Congress. Twenty-four members or members-elect were on the books as committing to challenging the votes, as of early Thursday. That number is now 39, or 40 including Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in the…


Dozens of Republicans Planning to Challenge the Electoral College Results

At least 25 Republicans plan on challenging electoral votes during next month’s joint session of Congress, according to a tally by The Epoch Times. Twenty-one representatives and representatives-elect, who will enter office several days before the session, plan on filing objections. Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is the only member or member-elect of the upper chamber…


Hawley on Planned Electoral Objection: ‘Somebody Has to Stand Up’

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Wednesday night defended his commitment to objecting to electoral votes during next month’s joint session of Congress, saying that “somebody has to stand up here. You’ve got 74 million Americans who feel disenfranchised.” Hawley earlier in the day became the first senator to commit to objecting on Jan. 6, 2021,…