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The Republican now leading the Arizona county elections department targeted by a GOP audit of the 2020 election results is slamming former President Donald Trump and others in his party for their continued falsehoods about how the election was run

President Joe Biden on Thursday criticized Republican proposals that he says would restrict voting access. “What I’m worried about is how un-American this whole initiative is,” he said. “It’s sick. It’s sick. Deciding in some states that you cannot bring water to people standing in line waiting to vote.”

The international elections equipment company said in a statement that Fox was “responsible for this disinformation campaign, which has damaged democracy worldwide and irreparably harmed Smartmatic.”

President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th commander-in-chief Wednesday. Here are some of the key moments from the inaugural ceremony.

House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., acknowledged Wednesday that President-elect Joe Biden won the election. “Joe Biden will be sworn in as president in one week because he won the election,” McCarthy said.

According to a report, Jessica Campbell, who acted alongside Reese Witherspoon in “Election,” passed away on Dec. 29 at the age of 38.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on Wednesday said: “[Biden] is the legitimate president of the United States. I cannot convince people, certain groups by my words, but I will tell you by my actions. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are lawfully elected and will become the president and vice president of the United States on January the 20th.”

Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill. lambasted Republican colleagues who were pushing for a rejection of electoral college votes on Wednesday. “By trying to overturn this election, they are placing more trust in Reddit conspiracy theories over the Constitution,” Duckworth said.

“The United States and the U.S. Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today,” Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said on Wednesday. “We’ve never been deterred before, and we will not be deterred today.”

A Slate journalist captured the moment protesters attempted to break into the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday by smashing the glass window panes of a door.

Supporters of President Donald Trump protesting the election results broke into the Senate chamber Wednesday, activating a lockdown for the U.S. Capitol building and curfew for Washington, D.C.

In a letter to Congress on Wednesday, Vice President Mike Pence said he does not believe he has the power to count or reject electoral votes. “Some believe that as Vice President, I should be able to accept or reject electoral votes unilaterally,” Pence said. “Others believe that electoral votes should never be challenged in a Joint Session of Congress…...

Rev. Raphael Warnock won his Senate runoff race against incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., NBC News projects. This makes Warnock Georgia’s first Black senator.

Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling said Tuesday he expects results in the state’s Senate runoff election in a couple of days. “If I’m a betting person, which I’m not, I would say it’s going to be a couple of days because I’m anticipating it will be a close race one way or the other,” Sterling...

Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called in National Guard troops to help with planned protests as Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.

Georgia election official Gabriel Sterling on Monday ran down a list of election fraud myths and debunked them. “This is all easily, provably false, yet the president persists,” Sterling said. “And by doing so, [he] undermines Georgians’ faith in the election system, especially Republican Georgians in this case, which is important because we have a big election coming up tomorrow...

Electoral College members across the country cast their votes Monday to officially declare Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday delivered remarks following the Electoral College’s certification of his victory over President Donald Trump. He commented on Trump’s efforts to overturn the election results. “It is my sincere hope that we never again see anyone subjected to the kinds of threats and abuse we saw in this election,” Biden said.

President Donald Trump on Monday tweeted that Attorney General William Barr will be “leaving just before Christmas.”

The lawsuit sought to delay the Electoral College vote won by President-elect Joe Biden in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.