Some Republican Senators Walk Back Objections To Election Results

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., announced Wednesday evening that she would no longer object to the Electoral College results from her state.

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Updated at 61:28 a.m. ET Thursday

Heading into Wednesday’s Electoral College counting process, 14 Republican senators had said they planned to object to at least one state’s results.

But that number dwindled after a mob overtook the U.S. Capitol building Wednesday afternoon, stoked by President Trump and his continued falsehoods about the election’s legitimacy.