Electoral College Affirms Biden Victory As Trump Continues Baseless Challenges

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and President-elect Joe Biden formally were elected on Monday by the Electoral College, which executes the will expressed by votes cast last month.

Updated at 8 p.m. ET

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the needed majority of votes in the Electoral College on Monday in another step putting them closer toward taking the White House in January.

Following a presidential election year like no other in American history, the day included many unprecedented arrangements as electors met in state capitols — some locked down for fear of political violence — in convention centers and online to dole out the nation’s 538 Electoral College votes.