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Pence Announces Biden's Victory After Congress Completes Electoral Count

/ CBS Texas

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CBSNEWS.COM) - Vice President Mike Pence announced around 2:40 a.m. CST Thursday that President-elect Joe Biden had won the presidency after Congress completed the counting of the Electoral College votes.

Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi prepare to read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol on January 7, 2021 in Washington, D.C. (credit: J. Scott Applewhite - Pool/Getty Images)

What was largely seen as a perfunctory last step before Mr. Biden's inauguration had turned into a day of chaos after an angry mob of rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an effort to halt the process.

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