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<\/p>\nEven after a mob of Trump supporters swarmed and entered the Capitol on Wednesday, a handful of Republican senators and more than 100 Republican representatives stood by their decisions to vote against certifying the results of the presidential election.<\/p>\n
Congress certified the election of Joseph R. Biden Jr. early Thursday, ending attempts to overturn the results in two states. Senators Josh Hawley of Missouri, Ted Cruz of Texas, Tommy Tuberville of Alabama, Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi, Roger Marshall of Kansas and John Kennedy of Louisiana voted to overturn the results in Arizona, while 93 senators voted against. Mr. Hawley, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Tuberville, Ms. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Marshall and Senators Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming and Rick Scott of Florida voted to overturn the results in Pennsylvania, while 92 voted against it.<\/p>\n
The House rejected the Arizona challenge by a vote of 303 to 121 and rejected the Pennsylvania challenge by a vote of 282 to 138.<\/p>\n
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Republican lawmakers raised objections to the official certification of electoral votes in a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, in a futile effort to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. See who supported the objection to counting Arizona\u2019s votes.<\/p>\n
At least four Republican senators who had pledged to back the effort to throw out the election results reversed course after Wednesday\u2019s siege at the Capitol, saying the lawlessness and chaos had caused them to changed their minds.<\/p>\n
Those included Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee and Senator Kelly Loeffler of Georgia, who, after losing a special election on Tuesday, announced her reversal on the Senate floor late Wednesday. \u201cThe events that have transpired today have forced me to reconsider, and I cannot now, in good conscience, object,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Senator James Lankford, Republican of Oklahoma, changed his position late Wednesday, releasing a joint statement with Senator Steve Daines of Montana that called on \u201cthe entire Congress to come together and vote to certify the election results.\u201d<\/p>\n
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington also condemned the actions of the mob of Trump loyalists and said she would no longer vote against the vote certifications.<\/p>\n
\u201cThugs assaulted Capitol Police officers, breached and defaced our Capitol building, put people\u2019s lives in danger and disregarded the values we hold dear as Americans,\u201d Ms. McMorris Rodgers said in a statement, which she released a day after declaring she would object to the vote counts. \u201cTo anyone involved, shame on you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Congressmen including Representative Lance Gooden, Republican of Texas, said the violence did not change his mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhile I\u2019m disgusted with what I saw today, mob riots don\u2019t suddenly make this election secure. YES, of course, I\u2019m still objecting,\u201d he said in a tweet.<\/p>\n
Ms. Hyde-Smith of Mississippi said that she voted against the certification of the election because the people she represent do not believe the presidential election was constitutional. \u201cI cannot in good conscience support certification,\u201d she said in a statement on Wednesday.<\/p>\n