He has pushed Republican senators to pursue his unfounded charges even though the Electoral College this month cemented Biden''s 306-232 victory and multiple legal efforts to challenge the results have failed. When there is such a request, then the joint session suspends and the House and Senate go into separate sessions to consider it. Trump and his allies have filed roughly 50 lawsuits challenging election results, and nearly all have been dismissed or dropped. The group of House Republicans have said they plan to challenge the election results from Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia and Nevada. In addition to having to go on the record with a vote, Republicans are worried about negative effects on the two Senate runoff elections in Georgia on Tuesday.

Source: The Hindu December 31, 2020 02:36 UTC