US Elections

At about 4 a.m., Vice President Mike Pence announced before a joint session of Congress that Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris had won 306 votes over his and Trump's 232. Pence's announcement came after lawmakers formally tabulated each state's Electoral College votes, a final step before Biden will be inaugurated as the country's 46th President.

The US Congress convened in a joint session earlier in the day to certify Biden's victory, but both the House and the Senate, which were separately debating an objection to the counting of Arizona's electoral votes, had to recess and evacuate after thousands of Trump supporters breached the Capitol.

A Christian priest, Rafael Warnock, who is the Democratic Party's candidate, defeated the Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler by 1 per cent of the votes in the elections held on Tuesday.

US Vice President Mike Pence is set to preside over the U.S. Senate on Thursday as it receives the results of the state-by-state Electoral College that determines the winner of Presidential elections.

All of the 10 former defence secretaries warned and argued that it would take the country into 'dangerous, unlawful and unconstitutional territory.' A Washington Post opinion article, published on Sunday and signed by all of the 10 secretaries from both Republican and Democrat parties, implicitly questioned Trump’s willingness to follow his Constitutional duty to peacefully relinquish power on January 20.

The lawsuit, which was joined by Arizona Republican Party chair Kelli Ward and others on Monday, focused on Pence's official capacity as vice president, who the 1887 Electoral Count Act dictates should preside over the largely ceremonial January 6 meeting of Congress to count the Electoral votes and finalize Biden's win over incumbent President Donald Trump.

He had also worked as Communications Director to Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal, Western Regional Press Secretary at the Democratic National Committee, and Communications Director to Congressman Mike Honda.

The outcome of the November 3 elections has been certified by all of the 50 states of America and the District of Columbia. The Democrats swept the votes in their favour by winning 81.3 million votes or 51.3 per cent of the total share, setting a record for most votes in an election.

According to a CNN report citing informed sources, investigators have been examining multiple financial issues, including whether Hunter Biden and his associates violated tax and money laundering laws in business dealings in foreign countries, including China.

On Wednesday, the House passed the bill, known as a continuing resolution, with a vote of 343-67, sending it to the Republican-majority Senate for approval, reports Xinhua news agency. Current funding for federal government agencies is set to expire on Friday.