![(FILES) In this file photo taken on November 10, 2020 US Senator Ted Cruz, Republican of Texas, arrives for the weekly Senate Republican lunch on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A group of Republican senators led by veteran lawmaker Ted Cruz said January 2, 2021 they would not vote next week to certify Joe Biden's election win -- the latest last-ditch move to support Donald Trump's efforts to undermine the vote.
The initiative, which appears certain to fail, flies in the face of rulings in dozens of courts, and the findings by officials in several key states, that there were no widespread voting problems.
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Ted Cruz said he would not vote to certify Joe Biden's election win. AFP
Ted Cruz said he would not vote to certify Joe Biden's election win. AFP
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