Washington —Vice President Mike Pence announced just after 3:40 a.m. Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden had won the presidency after Congress completed the counting of the Electoral College votes.
What was largely seen as a perfunctory last step before Mr. Biden's inauguration had turned into a day of chaos after an angry mob of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to halt the process.
Congress had to recess for nearly six hours after the angry mob of President Trump's supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol, leaving four people dead in the melee and sending members of Congress fleeing from the floor during what Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell had earlier branded "the most important vote I've ever cast."
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Update #1: Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol (AP)
Update #2: U.S. Congress certifies Biden win after Trump supporters wreak havoc in the Capitol (Reuters)
WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. There is going to be no "honey-moon" phase for President Biden.
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