Congress took the last step to formalize President-elect Donald Trump’s victory over Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday as it assembled in joint session to count the Electoral College votes from the 2024 election.
The constitutionally-mandated procedure did not have any of the drama of four years ago, when supporters of the 45th president rioted over his defeat by then-candidate Joe Biden.
In an ironic twist, Vice President Kamala Harris presided over the count confirming her own defeat by Trump in the Nov. 5 election, as officiating duties for this process always fall to the current veep.
Live updates have ended, but read on for all the action on a snowy Capitol Hill Monday as Congress certified incoming President Trump’s re-election:
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