Biden and Harris to be sworn in at Capitol, but public urged to stay home
The inaugural committee said in a statement that it urged the public not to travel to attend the inauguration in January.
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The inaugural committee said in a statement that it urged the public not to travel to attend the inauguration in January.
The 538 members of the Electoral College formalized his victory just hours earlier.
Utah Republican Senator Mitt Romney joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss pandemic relief as benefits soon expire for millions of Americans, Attorney General Barr's resignation and the future of the GOP.
Justices Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor and Stephen Breyer dissented.
The president has been soliciting donations that purport to help Republican Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in their runoff elections.
Russian leader, who denies meddling in U.S. election in favor of Mr. Trump and, more recently, hacking U.S. government servers, says he hopes he
"It is unacceptable for political candidates to treat our election system as though we are a third-world nation," he said.
"If they chose Joe Biden, then Joe Biden is the president," said Cobb County Republican Party chairman Jason Shepherd.
"This election is not a continuation of what happened in November. It's a complete reset. It'll have a different character. It'll have lower turnout, most likely," a Democratic official said.
Deputy Attorney General Jeff Rosen will take over as acting attorney general.
At 5:30 p.m. ET, California cast its 55 Electoral College votes for the president-elect, putting him over the 270 needed to win.
The legislation is the culmination of weeks of bipartisan and bicameral negotiations over another emergency aid package.
Biden secured 306 electoral college votes, well over the 270 he needed to affirm his victory.
The court's decision came an hour before Wisconsin electors were set to meet and cast their ballots Monday.
Early voting begins in Georgia for runoff elections that will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.