5:10 p.m.
U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell, a retiring Republican from Michigan, says he is disaffiliating from the GOP and becoming an independent for the rest of his term.
His decision was announced on Monday as members of the Electoral College were meeting around the country to formally verify the results of the Nov. 3 presidential election. Democrat Joe Biden flipped Michigan on his way to winning the White House, but President Donald Trump and his Republican allies are fighting the results as they try to subvert the will of the voters.
In a letter to Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel and House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy, Mitchell wrote, “It is unacceptable for political candidates to treat our election system as though we are a third-world nation and incite distrust of something so basic as the sanctity of our vote.”
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December 14, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
Electors are gathering in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally vote for the next president. Most states have laws binding their electors to the winner of the popular vote in their state. Democrat Joe Biden won the Nov. 3 election with 306 Electoral College votes, while President Donald Trump finished with 232. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
TALLY OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES, AS OF 5:13 P.M. EST
Democrat Joe Biden: 302
7:10 p.m.
The Electoral College has finished voting to solidify Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election.
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December 14, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) The Latest on the Electoral College meeting (all times local):
Electors gathered in 50 states and the District of Columbia on Monday to formally affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the Nov. 3 election. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency.
FINAL TALLY OF ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTES:
Democrat Joe Biden: 306
7:55 p.m.
President-elect Joe Biden says local election officials and workers endured threats of violence and verbal abuse while ensuring that democracy prevailed in the November election.
In a speech Monday after the Electoral College affirmed his victory, Biden said that the threats were “simply unconscionable” but that the workers showed courage and commitment to free and fair elections in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
Reality bites for Republicans as senators FINALLY admit Joe Biden is president-elect - but Lindsey Graham says there is still a very narrow path for Donald Trump to stay president
A handful of Republicans are finally calling Joe Biden the president-elect after the Electoral College cemented his victory by casting votes on Monday At some point you have to face the music, Senate Majority Whip John Thune of South Dakota said Monday. It s time for everybody to move on
At least five other Republican senators who previously had not acknowledged Biden s victory did so following the vote
Senator Lindsey Graham, however, still believes there is a very narrow path for President Donald Trump to overturn the election results through legal channels
President-elect Joe Biden addressed nation Monday from Wilmington, Delaware
Shortly before 5:30 p.m. EST California s Electoral College votes put him over the needed 270 vote threshold to officially win the White House
Biden said it s time to turn the page on the election In this battle for the soul of America, democracy prevailed, Biden said
Biden noted his own Electoral College win equaled Trump s
He had to clear his throat repeatedly even as he denounced failed efforts
Said not even an abuse of power can extinguish the nation s flame
During his speech, he pointed out Trump s repeated legal defeats
He blasted a position that refused to respect the will of the people, refused to respect the rule of law, and refused to honor our Constitution