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Chaos on Capitol Hill: Biden certification resumes after night of violence

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Hours after hundreds of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol in a harrowing assault on American democracy, a shaken Congress on Thursday was poised to formally certify Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory. Late on Wednesday houses of Congress resumed their work on certifying Biden's Electoral College win, with debate stretching into the early hours of Thursday. FRANCE 24's Chief Foreign Affairs Editor Rob Parsons tells us more.

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