Ted Cruz on Saturday said he will spearhead a drive by nearly a dozen Republican senators to challenge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory when Electoral College results are tallied in Congress on Jan.
6 – a largely symbolic move that has little chance of preventing Biden from taking office.Cruz‘s effort is in defiance of Senate Republican leaders, who have argued that the Senate’s role in certifying the election is largely ceremonial and had been looking to avoid an extended debate on the floor about the outcome.
Biden promises vastly different approach to COVID-19 pandemic In a statement, Cruz, the U.S. senator from Texas, and the other 10 senators said they intend to vote to reject electors from swing states that have been at the.