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A bipartisan Senate group announces a deal on reforming the Electoral Count Act

The plans were announced a day ahead of the House select committee’s final scheduled prime time hearing on its investigation into the Capitol insurrection.

By NPR

Congress may change this arcane law to avoid another Jan. 6

The Electoral Count Act of 1887 has been derided by legal experts almost since the time is was first written

By NPR

Here’s how the 1st 2020 census results changed electoral college, House seats

Based on population shifts recorded by the 2020 census, Texas, Florida and North Carolina are among the states gaining representation, while California, New York and Pennsylvania are losing influence.

By NPR

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Census to release 1st results that shift Electoral College, House seats

The long-awaited announcement is poised to reset the balance of power for the next decade in the House of Representatives and the Electoral College, where each state's share of votes is tied to its census numbers.
By NPR

Dozens of GOP state lawmakers wanted Pa.’s electoral votes overturned. Two reflect on their decision.

Letters from the state House and Senate played in to the narrative of Trump’s election-fraud lie, which led to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

By Sam Dunklau

‘Will not be intimidated’: After insurrection, Congress blocks state objections

The votes came after Congress reconvened hours after violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol, forcing party leadership to evacuate the scene while rioters overtook the complex.

By NPR

Updated: 2021-01-06 19:46:18

U.S. Capitol in chaos as pro-Trump extremists breach building

Supporters of President Trump, responding to his call to head there, stormed the complex, resulting in violence in the seat of America’s federal government.

By NPR

Republican leaders in the Pennsylvania Senate want Congress to delay affirming Biden’s Electoral College win

Their concerns have been already litigated in court and rejected by judges, many of them Trump appointees.

By Marie Albiges for Spotlight PA

Updated: 2021-01-06 22:49:00

‘We will not bow to lawlessness’: Congress returns after rioters breach U.S. Capitol

Members of Congress reconvene after pro-Trump extremists stormed the Capitol and halted election certification proceedings.

By NPR

Updated: 2021-01-06 18:18:30

8 Pa. House GOP members to oppose Biden’s electoral votes

The eight representatives have already gone to court multiple times unsuccessfully — as has Trump’s campaign — seeking to block Biden’s victory in Pennsylvania.

By Marc Levy/The Associated Press
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