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After a tumultuous day at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, lawmakers continued to process of counting the Electoral College votes from the November 3rd presidential election.
MIKE PENCE, VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: May God bless all who serve here and those who protect this place and may God bless the United States of America. Let's get back to work.
AZUZ: In the early hours of Thursday morning after defeating some Republicans objections to vote counts in two states, lawmakers finalized the election victory of Joe Biden. Current Vice-President Mike Pence declared that the president-elect received 306 electoral votes while President Donald Trump received 232. Biden's inauguration is scheduled for Wednesday, January 20th in accordance with the 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Following Wednesday's protests and a riot at the U.S. Capitol building which was linked to four deaths, the president-elect said that through war and strife America has endured much and that the nation would endure and prevail again.
And President Trump said that though he totally disagrees with the outcome of the election, there would be an orderly transition to the Biden Administration on January 20th. As we mentioned yesterday, President-elect Biden says his first priority will be to address the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There've been some new strains of the virus that have cropped up worldwide. And researchers don't know if the newly approved emergency vaccines will be effective against them, but scientists have identified more existing drugs that could help COVID-19 patients. As they continue investigating the best ways to fight the disease, world leaders are trying to figure out the best way to prevent its spread.
