Congress to Certify Trump's 2024 Election Victory on January 6, Harris to Preside Amid Snowstorm

Jan 6, 2025, 01:07 AM

The U.S. Congress is set to convene on January 6, 2025, to certify Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 presidential election, marking a significant political event four years after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot. The certification process, a constitutional formality, will be presided over by Vice President Kamala Harris, who lost to Trump in the election. Despite a forecast of heavy snowfall in Washington, D.C., House Speaker Mike Johnson has emphasized that the certification will proceed as scheduled, urging members of Congress to remain in the city. Trump's Electoral College victory over Harris was 312-226. The event is expected to be free of the drama and violence that characterized the 2021 certification, with no anticipated objections to the electoral votes. Security fencing has been erected around the Capitol as a precaution. This certification is the final step before Trump's inauguration on January 20, 2025.