Biden Wins Electoral College to Cement Victory and Rebuff Trump
- Democrat tops 270 votes needed from electors in U.S. states
- Electoral College members gathered in each state to cast votes
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Joe Biden officially clinched the presidency after the Electoral College confirmed his victory Monday, capping a tumultuous period sparked by Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge he lost with the help of Republicans willing to support his unsubstantiated claims.
Some Senate Republicans who had refused to recognize Biden’s overwhelming victory quickly started acknowledging that Trump lost and Biden will be inaugurated as the 46th president on Jan. 20.