Lawmakers are hoping to quickly return to Capitol to finish Electoral College certification

The House floor.
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"The Capitol is being cleared" after President Trump's supporters breached the building on Wednesday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said, which means the Electoral College certification is on hold. Members of Congress, though, want to get back inside their chambers as soon as possible.

Jeffries said the House and Senate will return "when it's safe," while two anonymous lawmakers told The Hill they expect the process to continue tonight, adding that "in the face of violence, it's even more important we get the count done."

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.