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GOP Senator Susan Collins of Maine has published a new op-ed. In it, she said she initially thought the Capitol siege was the work of the Iranians. "My first thought was that the Iranians had followed through on their threat to strike the Capitol," Collins, Collins is a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, says Business Insider. Tensions between the US and Iran have been heightened in recent weeks. However, it was no secret that pro-Trump extremist groups were planning violence on January 6th.
On Sunday, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska said Pres. Donald Trump should begin the transition process to President-elect Joe Biden. "President Trump has had the opportunity to litigate his claims, and the courts have thus far found them without merit." Murkowski was one of the first Republican senators to congratulate the president-elect. Murkowski's statement came a day after a judge dismissed a Trump campaign lawsuit in Pennsylvania.
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham has been a staunch ally of President Donald Trump over the years. He's also inserted himself into the Georgia state election process, in an effort to investigate possible voter fraud. Nevertheless, Graham said on Wednesday said that President-elect Joe Biden should begin receiving intelligence briefings. To date, Biden has not received any briefings, as Trump refuses to concede and the GSA has refused to issue the necessary letter of ascertainment. Business Insider reports Graham has backed Trump's legal efforts, despite there being no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Republican candidate Young Kim has won a congressional seat in Orange County. This is the second race in the county in which the GOP took back a district it had lost to Democrats during the 2018 “blue wave.” Kim defeated incumbent Democrat Gil Cisneros in California's 39th Congressional District. The district spans Anaheim Hills to Buena Park and includes parts of Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties.
Business Insider reports that Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan has kept his Senate seat. Sullivan beat Independent candidate Al Gross. Sullivan is Alaska's former attorney general and a longtime service member in the US Marine Corps. He was first elected in 2014 and was seeking a second term. Gross was running as an independent who hoped to caucus with Democrats if elected.
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