Prior to the Capitol Hill shut-down, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell gave an opening speech outlining his opposition to any electoral college challenges.

…”We cannot simply declare ourselves a national board of elections on steroids. The voters, the courts and the states have all spoken…If we overrule them it will damage our Republic forever…If this election were overturned by mere allegations from the losing side, our democracy would enter a death spiral.”

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Chaos erupts in Washington DC as protestors have breached the capitol building and surrounding security perimeter.  The Senate and House chambers have been evacuated and representatives are locked-down as a security precaution.  DC Mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered a city-wide curfew beginning at 6:00pm ET [CSPAN Livestream]

CSPAN Livestream Below:

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UPDATE: Senate Debate Has Returned from Recess:

Vice-President Mike Pence presides over Senate certification of the electoral college vote for President of the United States.  Most Republican senators, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have said they plan to support the election results. However, a group of senators have indicated they oppose counting votes for Biden in some states.

[Livestream Link Below]

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As hundreds of thousands of patriots rally in our nation’s capitol, the House and Senate each debate certification of the electoral college vote for President of the United States.

The electoral votes from the 50 states and the District of Columbia, are read in alphabetical order. The process is spelled out in great detail in the U.S. legal code, right down to the Jan. 6 date and the hour (1 p.m.) at which the joint session begins.

The candidate who reaches 270 electoral votes is the winner.  This is the House debate:

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Moments ago Vice-President Mike Pence made the following announcement via Twitter:

“It is my considered judgement that my oath to support and defend the constitution constrains me from claiming unilateral authority to determine which electoral votes should be counted and which should not.”

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President Trump Will be speaking live at 11:00am from The Ellipse at The President’s Park as millions of supporters converge on Washington, DC for a historic protest on the same day the Electoral College votes are scheduled to be certified. [Livestream Link Below]

https://youtu.be/HrGJfQzUrnY

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Call me crazy but President Trump appears to be positioning the MAGA movement to prepare for an entire new outsider party.  Earlier today President Trump confirmed he will speak to the massive January 6th audience at 11:00am Eastern from the Ellipse.

The beginning of the Senate certification of electors is at 1:00pm ET.  President Trump is delivering his remarks in advance of the congressional challenges to the fraudulent electoral certification.  There will be millions of supporters along the DC mall.

The primary venue for DC assembly and speaker content will be The Ellipse, a 52-acre park south of the White House fence and north of Constitution Avenue and the National Mall; however the recommendation is now to arrive before 9am on the date of the event. [See Map Below] Additionally, some of the roads in/around Washington DC have been scheduled for closure due to the size of the event, SEE HERE.

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Tonight one of the most watched senate races in history comes to a conclusion. Georgia Senator Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed to her seat in 2019 and is seeking to finish a term that ends in 2022, is up against the Rev. Raphael Warnock, who leads Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

Meanwhile Senator David Perdue, a Republican whose term ended on Sunday, is facing a challenge from Jon Ossoff, a hand-picked avatar for the extreme-left with a profession as a documentary film executive.

President Trump has campaigned for Senator Loeffler and Perdue, while Joe Biden has campaigned for Warnock and Ossoff.  Polls close at 7:00pm ET.  However, as with the prior election the ‘mail-in ballots’, and the subsequent fraud, are an unknown variable.

New York Times – Election Results Here

Politico – Election Results Here

Decision Desk HQ – Election Results Here

Georgia Secretary of State – Election Results Here