GOP lawmakers object to Arizona Electoral College vote tally

Republican lawmakers on Wednesday afternoon issued their first challenge to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, objecting to Arizona’s electoral vote count.

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) formally made the objection at the outset of the joint session of Congress, after lawmakers approved the electoral vote counts of Alabama and Alaska, states won by President Donald Trump, without objection.