Politico: “President Donald Trump’s arsenal for overturning the election will soon be down to one final, desperate maneuver: pressing his Republican allies on Capitol Hill to step in and derail Joe Biden’s presidency. Although the Electoral College casts the official vote for president on Dec. 14, it’s up to Congress to certify the results a few weeks later. And federal law gives individual members of the House and Senate the power to challenge the results from the floor – a rarely used mechanism meant to be the last of all last resorts to safeguard an election.”

“But several House Republican lawmakers and aides now tell POLITICO they’re considering this option to aid Trump’s quest. ‘Nothing is off the table,’ said Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.). Gaetz pointed out that in January 2017, a handful of House Democrats took this precise procedural step before their efforts flamed out during a joint session of Congress presided over by none other than Biden, then the outgoing vice president. ‘It is over,’ Biden said at the time, gaveling down Democrats as Republicans cheered. This time, Vice President Mike Pence will be in the chair for any potential challenges – a potentially awkward scenario as his boss continues to deny the reality of the election he lost. Indeed, Trump lost the election. His legal battles have failed to stop states from certifying his defeat. And his bid to pressure state legislators to overturn Biden’s victory appears to be going nowhere. Congress – where Republicans are still largely in lockstep with Trump – is the last institution that could be a factor.”