Georgia’s Voting Systems Implementation Manager Gabriel Sterling told press in a briefing that the hand recount for the Presidential election in Georgia was being performed to ensure voter confidence. Sterling said, “The press, many times, has mischaracterized the rationale behind this as caving to Trump and their campaign. There’s nothing to be further from the truth…” He continued, “We knew there was a specific purpose for an audit in the law. And that specific purpose is to instill confidence in our election.” “Let me be perfectly clear on this, if it was 14,000 votes the other way, we would be doing the exact same thing… So, understand when you are really emotionally tied to the outcome, anything you see that feeds your belief if believed by you. So that is the rationale.” Additionally, Sterling noted, the audit would be the largest recount by hand in United States history. For the full briefing, head to the link in our bio. 
In a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, former Deputy FBI Director Andrew McCabe ends his opening statement saying, “I cannot stress enough the importance of focusing your efforts, and the attention of this nation, on the dangers of foreign influence on our elections. The Russians were successful beyond their wildest imagination in accomplishing their goals in 2016.” McCabe added, “Please do not let the recent calm of the 2020 election lure the nation into a false sense of security.” To the committee, he said, “It is up to you to ensure the nation recognizes the magnitude of the threat posed by foreign actors and take sufficiently aggressive steps to address it.” Watch the entire hearing through the link in our bio. #SenateJudiciaryCommittee #SenateHearing #Senate 
🏛 As the Supreme Court heard consolidated oral arguments on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, people gathered outside to demonstrate in favor of healthcare for all. Swipe for some scenes from this morning — You can listen to the oral arguments through the link in our bio. #scotus 
The Senate came back into session today and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) discussed the 2020 election saying, “President Trump is 100 percent within his rights to look into any allegations of irregularities and weigh his legal options.” Leader McConnell also said, “The core principle here is not complicated. In the United States of America, all legal ballots must be counted. Any illegal ballots must not be counted. The process should be transparent or observable by all sides. And the courts are here to work through concerns.” He began his remarks noting, “by every indication, the 2020 election appears to have been free from meaningful foreign interference.” Leader McConnell also spoke about the announcement from Pfizer about a potential vaccine, calling it a testament to the ingenuity of the private sector, and added, “We cannot give up on commonsense measures like wearing masks just because we’re tired of them.” See more from the Seanate on c-span.org 
Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris, the first female vice president, says, “While I may be the first woman in this office, I will not be the last.” At the beginning of her remarks, Harris spoke about her mother, Shyamala Gopalan, and said, “When she came here from India at age 19, she maybe didn’t quite imagine this moment. But she believed so deeply in an America where a moment like this is possible. So I am thinking about her, and about the generations of women, Black women. Asian, White, Latina, Native American women, who throughout our nation’s history, have paved the way for this moment tonight.” VP-Elect Harris added, “The road ahead will not be easy, but America is ready and so are Joe and I.” Watch the full speech on c-span.org #Election2020 #Campaign2020 #VicePresident #VPHarris #KamalaHarris 
Joe Biden has been elected the 46th President of the United States. The Associated Press called Pennsylvania for Biden, giving him 284 Electoral College votes. See more elections results through the link in our bio. #Election2020 #PresidentialElection 
Election Update Statement from the Trump-Pence campaign on the state of the 2020 presidential election. See the live AP electoral college results tracker on c-span.org or through the link in our bio. #Election2020 #campaign2020 #presidentalelection2020 
Election Update Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kennedy (D) told reporters, “I think what the president needs to do is, frankly, put his big boy pants on. He needs to acknowledge the fact that he lost and he needs to congratulate the winner." Earlier in the briefing, Kenney said, “What we’ve seen on the streets outside the convention center was not anger or contention, but music, dancing, and celebration. As we predicted, the voters and residents of Philadelphia ensured the our city shined as an example of how to run an election correctly.” The mayor also said “While some, including the president, continue to spew baseless claims of fraud, claims for which this team has not produced one iota of evidence, what we have seen here in Philadelphia is democracy, pure and simple.” Watch the full briefing through the link in our bio. 
Election Update In a press conference, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says, "This morning it is clear that the Biden-Harris ticket will win the White House...President-elect Biden has a strong mandate to lead..." Speaker Pelosi also noted that while the Democrats will keep a majority in the House, they lost seats, saying, "We lost a few seats. But, as I said, we won those seats in Trump districts, he wasn't on the ballot, he is now...We have the gavel. We have the gavel." Watch the full press conference on c-span.org #Election2020 #HouseSpeaker #Campaign2020