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Wyoming’s three votes for Trump’s position. That’s it. Biden wins 306-232. We knew this months ago.

“The scrutineers are going to determine and deliver the result to the Senate President,” says Pence.

West Virginia received no objections.

Here’s Wisconsin, who gave Biden his 10 electoral votes.

Representative Louie Gohmert, from Texas, stands up to oppose the Wisconsin certification. It reveals a series of conspiracy theories about electoral irregularities.

“We oppose a senator who has now withdrawn his objection,” says Gohmert.

Wisconsin’s objection is not supported by a senator. It means Biden.

“The objection cannot be considered,” says Pence.

Republicans have decided not to fight for Vermont’s three electoral votes that go to Biden. They are also not opposed to Virginia’s 13 votes for Biden. Nor are they opposed to Washington’s 12 electoral votes for Biden.

Texas comes after Tennessee on the alphabetical list of states. Trump’s victory is announced by Senator Amy Klobuchar. Pence invites objections. None is heard. Texas’s 38 electoral votes go to Trump.

Utah’s six votes go to Trump too. There are no objections.

No objection to Rhode Island.

We’re going to South Carolina. There are no objections. Now, South Dakota. Another state conquered by Trump – no objection.

Wisconsin is the penultimate state in alphabetical order, with Wyoming in last.

Here is Tennessee. No objection to certifying Trump’s victory in Tennessee.

Biden in this count has already accumulated more than half the votes of the electoral college, so in that sense the goose is cooked.

Pence is back on the dais. He asks the Senate secretary to report the results of the Pennsylvania vote. This vote is reported: 7 yes, 92 no. Then Pence calls the Chamber official. The clerk does not count the votes, merely observing that the objection has been defeated.

“The original certificates presented will be counted” from Pennsylvania, says Pence.

And so we go to Rhode Island.

President Pelosi and other members are now talking in the Chamber of Deputies, apparently waiting for the senators to return so that the joint session can resume.

Twelve states remain over Washington DC. Among them, Wisconsin appears to be the most susceptible to objections, but it does not appear that a senator has signed an objection to that state’s results.

So we can come by.

Here is a summary of where things are:

• The process of Joe Biden’s election victory certification resumed after a pro-Trump crowd stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday night.
• The confirmation process proceeded during the night more or less as expected, with confirmation of Biden’s presidential victory approaching.
• Objections to results in two states, Arizona and Pennsylvania failed after debate, while attempts by Republicans to object to the results of other states have failed to clear the boundary that allowed for debate.
• Four people died in the Capitol unrest, including a woman who was shot by the police when a crowd tried to break into a blocked door and three others who suffered “medical emergencies”, police said.
• At least 52 people would have been arrested.
• Trump released a video statement following the resignation of the Capitol telling mafia members “we love you” but asking them to go home. Security forces regained control of the Capitol on Wednesday night.
• The excitement in the capital with the events of the night saw a Trump’s national security team deputy resigns and Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff declined to comment on reports of his resignation.
• Trump was at open war on social media with Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – until both Twitter and Facebook have temporarily suspended their accounts.

Congress has just taken another big step towards certification, as the objection to the Pennsylvania result fails in the House floor.

The final count was 282-138 – a tighter vote than the 303-122 vote on Arizona’s objection.

The Senate previously rejected Pennsylvania’s objection. The joint session is expected to be held again soon to complete Joe Biden’s victory certification.

More than half of the members of the House voted against the objection to Pennsylvania’s outcome, which means it failed.

Still waiting for the final count. The Arizona challenge failed 303-122.