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Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control
Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, Democratic challengers who represented the diversity of their party’s evolving coalition, defeated Republicans David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler. The twin victories Wednesday end nearly two decades in which Democrats have been shut out of statewide victories in Georgia. 
Trump supporters clash with Capitol police at protest
Thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump amassed in Washington, D.C., to reject the results of the Nov. 3 election. The House and Senate abruptly took a recess as the United States Capitol police locked down the building, not allowing people to come in or out.
Congress rejects objection to Arizona votes, takes up Pennsylvania objection
Members of the U.S. House and Senate on Wednesday voted to reject objections to Joe Biden's election victory in the state of Arizona, hours after violent insurrectionists stormed the Capitol. The joint session took the tally back up, only to break again over objections to Pennsylvania.