Congress certifies Biden's win after insurrection at the Capitol

WASHINGTON — The United States Senate and House of Representatives are meeting for a joint session Wednesday, January 6, to count Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden's 2020 election win.

PBS NewsHour is providing special coverage of the joint session. Coverage will be anchored by Judy Woodruff, with political analysis shortly before, after and during breaks. Rocky Mountain PBS will carry the special coverage as part of our Create/World stream on channel 6.3.

The states have already counted their electors, and Biden won 306 to 232 over President Trump.

The certification of the Electoral College results has historically been a “routine, ceremonious affair.” However, a growing number of Republicans in the House and Senate have said they plan to object to some states’ vote tallies. The objections will not alter the result of the election because Democrats control the House and not enough Republicans in the Senate have agreed to try to overturn the election. But the objections will draw out the process of counting the votes which has, in the past, taken less than 30 minutes.

Two of the three Colorado republicans in the House of Representatives—Rep. Doug Lamborn and Rep. Lauren Boebert—said they will object to certifying Biden’s victory. The other republican, Rep. Ken Buck, said he is not joining Lamborn and Boebert.

The length of the joint session is unknown at this time, but it is expected to last well into the afternoon. NewsHour’s anchored coverage will begin at 10:30 a.m. MT and run until 3 p.m. An unanchored livestream of the session will continue after 3:00 p.m., until it is over.

You can watch the live stream of the session below, as well as on the Rocky Mountain PBS Facebook and Twitter pages.