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Senate votes by wide margins to defeat challenge to Arizona s electoral vote tally
By Lisa Mascaro and Mary Clare Jalonick
Published
WASHINGTON - Senate lawmakers have voted by a wide margin to reject an effort by Republican lawmakers to challenge results of the presidential election in Arizona.
Earlier on Jan. 6, prior to a violent storming of the U.S. Capitol building that left a person dead, a number of Republican lawmakers mounted their first official challenge to
Biden’s presidential election by objecting to state results from Arizona during an
Rep. Paul Gosar of
Arizona, flanked by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, rose to object to the typically routine acceptance of electors.
Congress was forced to abruptly halt its session on counting Electoral College votes won by President-elect Joe Biden as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol. But the counting resumed, and Biden’s win was certified.
The protesters were egged on for weeks by Trump, who since the November presidential election had launched a barrage of false attacks on the integrity of the results.
WASHINGTON Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep.