US Congress to meet to certify Trump's election, four years after Capitol riot

The U.S. Congress is set to meet on Monday to formally certify Republican Donald Trump's election as president, exactly four years after a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol in a failed bid to block the certification of his 2020 election loss.

President-elect Trump continues to falsely claim that his 2020 defeat was the result of widespread fraud, and had warned throughout his 2024 campaign that he harbored similar concerns, until his Nov. 5 defeat of Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

Unofficial results show Trump winning 312 electoral college votes to Harris's 226. His Republicans also captured a majority in the U.S. Senate and held a narrow edge in the House of Representatives, which will give Trump leeway in implementing his agenda of tax cuts and a crackdown on immigrants living in the country illegally when he is sworn in on Jan. 20.