Congress confirms Joe Biden as next U.S. president
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Joe Biden has been certified as next President and Kamala Harris certified as next Vice President.
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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., 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 in Washington on Thursday.
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Vice President Mike Pence hands the West Virginia certification to staff as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., listens during a joint session of Congress after working through the night.
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Vice President Mike Pence listens after reading the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night.
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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., 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.
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Vice President Mike Pence, bottom left, talks as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talks with Pence's chief of staff Marc Short after the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress.
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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talk after 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 in Washington on Thursday.
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Republicans listen during a closing prayer of a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., bows her head during a closing prayer of a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol.
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Vice President Mike Pence announces the election of President and Vice President as he officiates a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol early Thursday.
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Rep. Louie Gohmert, R-Texas, objects to the certifying the Electoral College vote for Wisconsin during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol. No Senator joined and the objection did not proceed.
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Marc Short, Vice President Mike Pence's chief of staff, listens during a joint session of the House and Senate as they confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol early Thursday.
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Vice President Mike Pence leads members of the Senate onto the House floor to officiate at a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol early Thursday.
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A staff member holds the certification of Electoral College votes from Tennessee during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol early Thursday.
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A staff member holds the envelope with the Electoral College votes for Rhode Island during a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol early Thursday.
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Vice President Mike Pence walks onto the House floor to officiate a joint session of the House and Senate to confirm Electoral College votes at the Capitol early Thursday.