Biden victory confirmed after four die amid Capitol riot

The announcement was made by Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, one of the four "tellers" appointed by the House and Senate to count the electoral college votes. 

 She said: "The report we make is that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will be the president and vice president according to the ballots that have been given to us." Vice-President Mike Pence, who as president of the Senate oversaw the certification process, confirmed to Congress that, of the 538 electoral college votes cast, Joe Biden and Kamal Harris received 306 and Donald Trump and Mike Pence received 232 - mirroring the results of November's election. 

 “The announcement of the state of the vote by the President of the Senate shall be deemed as sufficient declaration of the persons elected President and Vice President of the United States, each for the term beginning on the 20th day of January, 2021 and shall be entered together with the list of the votes on the journals of the Senate and the House of Representatives," Pence said.