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Pence Announces Biden's Victory After Congress Completes Electoral Count

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSNEWS.COM) - Vice President Mike Pence announced around 2:40 a.m. CST Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden had won the presidency after Congress completed the counting of the Electoral College votes.

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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi prepare to read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (credit: J. Scott Applewhite - Pool/Getty Images)

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.

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