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Congress convenes to confirm Biden while Trump allies object

by Lisa MascaroMary Clare Jalonick
| January 6, 2021 10:27 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress convened Wednesday for an extraordinary joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden, in the face of President Donald Trump’s relentless effort to overturn the election and cling to the White House.

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