WASHINGTON (AP) — As Congress convenes during a winter storm to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s election, the legacy of Jan. 6 hangs over the proceedings with an extraordinary fact: The candidate who tried to overturn the previous election won this time and is legitimately returning to power.

A joint session of the House and Senate is set to convene at 1 p.m. to perform a ritual that was once considered ceremonial and uneventful.

A joint session of Congress will meet on Jan. 6 to certify the results of the 2024 presidential election. Congress will meet Monday — Jan. 6, 2025 — during a joint session to count and record the votes of the 2024 presidential election. But it won’t be anything like four years ago.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A massive winter storm moving across the United States will not keep the U.S. Congress from meeting on Monday to formally certify Republican Donald Trump's election as president,

Congress will meet Monday to certify the results of the 2024 election, finalizing President-elect Donald Trump’s win ahead of his inauguration Jan. 20.

The congressional joint session on January 6 is the final step in counting and validating the Electoral College votes in a presidential election. Here's what to expect.

The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is expected to be much less eventful than the certification four years ago