There's no guarantee that Mitch McConnell will allow Jon Ossoff (left) and Raphael Warnock to take their seats in the Senate without a fight.
Next Capitol stress test for democracy: What if the Senate won't seat Georgia's winners?
- Few problems as Georgians cast final votes of 2020 election - The ... ›
- Late rush to register young Georgians for Senate runoffs - The Fulcrum ›
- Major Georgia county closes half of early balloting centers - The ... ›
- Georgia smashes record for most expensive Senate election - The ... ›
Thanks to Sen. Josh Hawley and other Republicans, lawmakers will be forced to cast "yes or no" votes on a controversial issue — something they try to avoid, writes Burgat.
The sad upside for democracy in the Electoral College objection charade
- Why McConnell wants the GOP to accept the election results - The ... ›
- Four arguments defending the Electoral College are all wrong - The ... ›
- The Electoral College process is like Chutes and Ladders - The ... ›
Vice President Pence has tried, unsuccessfully, to explain his role in counting the electoral votes to President Trump.
Trump puts fresh pressure on Pence to break the rules and upend the election
President Trump on Tuesday ratcheted up the pressure on Vice President Pence to join in his unprecedented plot to so discredit democracy that they purloin themselves a second term.
Pence continued to remain quiet and out of sight, a day ahead of the joint session of Congress to formally tabulate the 306 legally certified electoral votes making Joe Biden the 46th president and Kamala Harris the 49th vice president. Pence is supposed to preside in his role as president of the Senate and his office made definitive only Tuesday morning that he will show up at the Capitol on Wednesday afternoon.
"The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors," Trump declared falsely on Tuesday, magnifying on Twitter the wholly incorrect belief that Pence can wield his gavel at will to overturn the results of the election.
- Republicans face a career-defining vote in two days - The Fulcrum ›
- Why McConnell wants the GOP to accept the election results - The ... ›
- The Electoral College process is like Chutes and Ladders - The ... ›
Rep. Rodney Davis said the Modernization Committee has been "the first opportunity in over a decade to take a deep, internal look at how the House functions."
Why the 'Fix Congress' committee should be allowed to keep at it
- Rare bipartisan vote for steps to strengthen and modernize Congress ›
- Hiding in plain sight: An unusual example of how Congress can work ›
- The Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress has more ... ›
- Congressional modernization committee issues final report - The ... ›