JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS ELECTORAL COLLEGE VOTE COUNT
Various Networks, 1:00 p.m. ET
What a day for politics. When former Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill said “All politics is local,” even he couldn’t have imagined anything as dramatic as the last evening, and this current morning, of Georgia voting returns – with its runoff election results poised to cause a seismic shift in the Senate. Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock defeated the incumbent to win one Georgia Senate seat, and Jon Ossoff seems to have won enough votes to claim the other state Senate seat, perhaps by enough votes to avoid the need for a recount. The decisive vote tallies may arrive this afternoon. Also this afternoon, in a former formality of a congressional event that is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. ET, the Senate and the House of Representatives will meet, with Vice President Mike Pence presiding, to count and accept the electoral college votes awarding the presidency to Joe Biden. A minority of senators and representatives have announced their intention to reject that formality, which will lead to a few hours of debate, and, if we follow the Constitution, more political theater than political drama. But the impact to the Republican party, and to our country, will be significant – as will be the final tally, and results, from Georgia. Watch on C-SPAN, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, or wherever you normally go for your fake or real news.