Congress certifies Trump's election win

Monday, January 6, 2025

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Congress has certified the 2024 presidential election results, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has resigned, and a deadly winter storm leaves hundreds of thousands without power

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1 | Congress certifies Trump's election win, four years after Jan 6 riot

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2 | Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stepping down as party leader after nearly 10 years in office

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3 | Deadly winter storm sends airports into chaos as more than 302,000 customers left without power

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4 | Rudy Giuliani held in contempt and hit with sanctions for defying court orders in defamation case

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5 | Your social security payment is set to go up thanks to Biden. Here's why

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This is what some of the January 6 rioters have done since storming the Capitol four years ago after President-elect Donald Trump falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen.

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