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Smoke grenades deployed on Senate side of US Capitol to disperse rioters
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 7 (ANI): Amid a violent situation unfolded in Washington as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the US Capitol to protest the certification of Electoral College vote, smoke grenades have been deployed on the Senate side of the building, while the Capitol pol
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Trump claims Pence has power to reject 'fraudulently chosen electors'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 6 (ANI): Outgoing US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that Vice President Mike Pence has the power to reject fraudulent electors ahead of the joint session of the US Congress for the certification of the electoral college votes that declared President-elect
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Trump at Georgia rally says he hopes Mike Pence 'comes through for us'
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said he hoped Vice President Mike Pence "comes through for us" as he discussed efforts to overturn the presidential election results, hinting at Pence's role overseeing the certification of the Electoral Co
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Hundreds of members expected on US House floor to certify Biden Wednesday
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 5 (ANI): The guidelines in place by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will be abandoned when the US Congress would gather to certify the Electoral College votes that voted for President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday.
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Trump threatens Georgia official to overturn Presidential election result
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 4 (ANI): With the US Congress set to verify the Electoral College votes of the Presidential elections on January 6 in a joint session, President Donald Trump in his final bid pressured Georgia Secretary of State to recalculate the vote in his favour.
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US Senate Democrats slam Republican Senators for opposing Electoral Colleg
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): US Senate Democrats on Saturday criticised 11 Republican Senators, who announced that they would oppose the Electoral College results of the presidential elections on Wednesday, when the Congress convenes in a joint session to formally count the vote.
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11 US Senators say they'll challenge Electoral college results
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 3 (ANI): Eleven Senate Republicans on Saturday announced that they would vote for objections to the Electoral College results come Wednesday when the US Congress convenes in a joint session to formally count the vote.
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Republicans sue Pence to ensure he can determine Electoral College count
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], December 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Republican lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against Vice President Mike Pence to ensure he will determine which electoral votes will be counted when Congress meets in a joint session on January 6 to validate the results of the 2020 presidential el
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Too soon to give up, says Trump after Senate majority leader congratulates
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 16 (ANI): A day after US Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell congratulated President-elect Joe Biden as his presidential victory was certified by the Electoral College on Monday, President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that it was "too soon to give up", adding t
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Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell acknowledges victory of President-e
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 15 (ANI): Over a month after the US presidential elections, Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday congratulated President-elect Joe Biden for the first time and publicly acknowledged him in the position, after the US Electoral College on Monday officiall
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South Korea's Moon congratulates Biden on winning US presidential election
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik) South Korean leader Moon Jae-in has sent a congratulatory letter to Joe Biden after the US Electoral College confirmed the latter's victory in the US presidential election, South Korean presidential spokesman Kang Min-Seok said on Tuesday.
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Putin congratulates Biden on US election victory
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Joe Biden after the US Electoral College confirmed the latter as the winner of the US presidential election; the Russian leader noted that bilateral cooperation would serve the inter
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