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Live updates: Republicans loyal to Trump to object as Congress convenes to count electoral college votes  The Washington Post Pence informed Trump that he can’t block Biden’s win  CNN My Republican colleagues must choose our republic or subverting democracy for Trump: Klobuchar  USA

“Now we are working at full speed to approve it & make it available in the EU,” said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It would be the second vaccine to get EU authorization. (Image credit: Charlie Riedel/AP)

“Now we are working at full speed to approve it & make it available in the EU,” said EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. It would be the second vaccine to get EU authorization. (Image credit: Charlie Riedel/AP)

Republicans will see more of 100 of their House members and one dozen Senators object to election’s results. Those objections highly unlikely to prevail. (Image credit: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Thousands of people are gathering in downtown Washington, D.C., to reject the results of the Nov. 3 election. The president is expected to address them at 11 a.m. (Image credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

Account number mix-up delays stimulus checks for some tax preparer customers  WGN TV Chicago ‘Status Not Available:’ IRS says these taxpayers won’t receive second stimulus check automatically  CNBC Second stimulus check: How you can track when you’ll get your payment  CBS News Stimulus

A British judge on Wednesday denied bail to WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, ordering him to remain in a high-security prison while U.K. courts decide whether he will be sent to the United States to face espionage charges.

‘Do it Mike’: Trump leans on Pence to reject Biden’s Electoral College certification  Politico Trump Pressures Pence Ahead Of Electoral College Certification | NBC Nightly News  NBC News Republicans and the republic: Serving Trump, GOP senators and members of Congress are about

China Exerts a Heavier Hand in Hong Kong With Mass Arrests  The New York Times WorldView: China bars WHO’s COVID investigators; Hong Kong pro-democracy activists arrested  CBS News National security law: Hong Kong rounds up 53 pro-democracy activists  BBC News EU calls for

Democrat Jon Ossoff Claims Victory Over David Perdue In Georgia Runoff  NPR Trump says he will try to defeat Georgia Governor Brian Kemp  CBS News Georgia Senate Election: Live Map and Results  The New York Times Liz Peek: Warnock’s Georgia win means politics