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Democrats will control both the White House and Congress for the first time since the first half of President Barack Obama's first term.

Debates over the Electoral College results were halted and the U.S. Capitol was locked down as massive crowds of Trump supporters stormed the building.

At a time when staying home has been so essential to protecting our health and communities, an alarming number of families are in danger of eviction, write Bobby Turner and Chris Paul.

"We will never give up, we will never concede," Trump told a crowd, an hour before Congress was to begin the process of confirming Biden's election.

Garland would face pressure from liberals to prosecute President Trump after Biden takes office.

Congress is due to meet this week to certify that Joe Biden won the Electoral College, defeating President Donald Trump.

"This is a lesson for the Republican Party of what's likely to come if they continue to behave this way," GOP pollster Frank Luntz told CNBC.

Democrat Jon Ossoff was leading Republican Sen. David Perdue in the other Senate runoff.

Both Senate runoff elections in Georgia are too close to call as Republicans and Democrats vie for control of the Senate.

The libertarian Koch network is encouraging Congress to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory.

Trump leaned on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger over Biden's win in the phone call, which also included lawyer Cleta Mitchell of Foley & Lardner.

Business leaders want to spread the message that "it's time to move on and respect the Constitution," Yale's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld told CNBC.

House and Senate Republicans are expected to lodge objections to key electoral votes, delaying the certification of Biden's win over Trump.

Political strategist Frank Luntz's remarks on CNBC referred to Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoff elections and Wednesday's Electoral College confirmation vote.

Trump leaned on Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a call to "find" the president enough votes in the state to beat Joe Biden.

In the final push before the crucial Georgia U.S. Senate elections, Republicans and Democrats share this closing message: The stakes can't be any higher.

Wall Street and real estate executives are making a late push into Georgia Senate runoffs mainly to help the two Republican incumbents.

Thousands of protestors will gather in Washington the day Congress certifies Electoral College votes and declares President-elect Joe Biden the winner.

The effort, the latest among dozens of Republican attempts to overturn Trump's loss, is unlikely to alter the electoral college tally, which Biden won 306-232.