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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 424

electoral college

US Senate staff carry boxes containing state Electoral College votes at the U.S. Capitol, January 6, 2021. Brennan Leach, a Northwestern student whose photo went viral, is second from left, partially obscured. (Cheriss May/Getty Images/ via JTA/ SUE)
January 12, 2021, 2:41 am
Jewish student helped ensure Joe Biden’s path to presidency on a day of crisis
While Brennan Leach didn’t rescue electoral ballot boxes from Capitol building rioters as the caption on a viral photo suggests, she did assist on what she calls a terrifying day
By Ron Kampeas
US President Donald Trump addresses supporters in a video after they stormed the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (video screenshot)
January 7, 2021, 12:18 am
Hours after supporters assail US Capitol, Trump says: ‘Go home now, we love you’
Trump justifies violence: ‘These are things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots’
By ToI Staff and Agencies
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, speaks during a news conference following a weekly meeting with the Senate Republican caucus, December 8, 2020 at the Capitol in Washington. (Sarah Silbiger/Pool via AP)
December 15, 2020, 7:15 pm
6 weeks after election, GOP Senate leader McConnell congratulates Biden on win
‘The Electoral College has spoken,’ says top Republican, distancing himself from Trump’s assault on the outcome of November 3 vote
By LISA MASCARO
US President-elect Joe Biden speaks after the Electoral College formally elected him as president, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Delaware, December 14, 2020. (Patrick Semansky/AP)
December 15, 2020, 8:40 am
Conceding election result, leading Republicans call Biden president-elect
Sen. John Thune, second-ranking GOP leader, says that with Electoral College settling the result, it’s time to move on; others speak up, breaking ranks with Trump
By LISA MASCARO
A member of Iowa's Electoral College signs the Certificate of Vote of Electors for the State of Iowa, December 14, 2020, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
December 15, 2020, 1:07 am
Biden says ‘democracy prevailed’ as US Electoral College affirms his victory
Six battleground states that Biden won and Trump contested give their votes to president-elect; Pence to preside over January 6 joint session of Congress to tally votes
By Mark Sherman
In this Nov. 7, 2020 file photo, supporters react after it was announced that President-elect Joe Biden defeated President Trump at a rally in Milwaukee (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)
December 14, 2020, 9:21 pm
Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses out Trump election lawsuit
Justices reject US president’s attempt to overturn his loss in key state, say ‘no penalties were committed and the final score was the result of a free and fair election’
By Scott Bauer
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after participating in a Thanksgiving teleconference with members of the United States Military, at the White House in Washington on November 26, 2020. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
November 27, 2020, 2:24 am
Trump says he’ll leave White House if Biden win confirmed
But US president signals he may never concede defeat, claiming it would be a ‘mistake’ if the Electoral College chooses his Democratic rival
By AFP
Supporters of US President Donald Trump rally outside the Arizona state capitol on November 7, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
November 14, 2020, 6:42 pm
GOP leaders in 4 states won by Biden quash dubious Trump bid to flip electors
Rejecting a scheme backed by some of the US president’s allies, Republican lawmakers in Arizona, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin say they won’t defy the will of the voters
By Bob Christie and Nicholas Riccardi
US President Donald Trump arrives to hold a Make America Great Again rally as he campaigns at Erie International Airport in Erie, Pennsylvania, October 20, 2020. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)
October 29, 2020, 2:43 am
From Florida to Pennsylvania: Trump’s possible paths to victory
While polls continue to point to a Biden win, Trump has a real chance if he can hold on to closely contested Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona and Florida
By Chris Lefkow
US President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing-in of the White House senior staff at the White House on January 22, 2017, in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Mandel Ngan)
January 25, 2017, 3:15 pm
Trump says he’ll order investigation into ‘voter fraud’
Dogged by popular vote loss in 2016 race, new US president promises to ‘strengthen up voting procedures’
By AP and ToI Staff
US Vice President Joseph Biden (C) presides over the counting of the electoral votes from the 2016 presidential election during a joint session of Congress, on January 6, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images/AFP)
January 6, 2017, 10:19 pm
US Congress certifies Trump’s election as president
At least three protesters interrupt VP Joe Biden’s tally announcements, are removed from the chamber
By AFP
Illustrative: A joint session of the US Congress, September 9, 2009. (Wikipedia/Lawrence Jackson/whitehouse.gov/public domain)
January 3, 2017, 6:09 pm
GOP gears up to reverse Obama policies, including on Israel
After Congress is sworn in, lawmakers plan to vote on denunciation of UN over recent condemnation of settlements
By Richard Lardner
Iowa Sec. of State Paul Pate, center, collects ballots from Iowa electors Alan Braun, of Norwalk, Iowa, left, and Don Kass, of Remsen, Iowa, right, during Iowa's Electoral College vote, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at the Statehouse in Des Moines, Iowa. Iowa's six voters cast their ballots for Republican Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
December 20, 2016, 12:57 am
Trump officially wins Electoral College vote, presidency
Despite small rallies at many state capitols and a handful of ‘protest’ votes by electors, 538-member body confirms November election results
By Stephen Ohlemacher
President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Giant Center in Hershey, Pa. on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
December 19, 2016, 5:13 pm
Trump aides: Democrats’ hacking gripes are sour grapes
After Obama vows to retaliate against Russians over meddling allegations, Trump spokesperson says president is just ‘under pressure from Team Hillary’
By Anne Flaherty
In this image from video, Electoral College elector Brian Fairbrother looks through mail he has received in Shelby Township, Mich., on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2016. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
December 19, 2016, 4:52 pm
Electoral College convenes amid ‘sad’ effort to deny Trump office
Electors begin gathering to likely confirm Republican as president after receiving thousands of letters, emails and messages urging he be rejected
By Stephen Ohlemacher
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