request denied i'm lisa lacerra fox news the judge overseeing president-elect trump's sentencing in his hush money case

has rejected a move by his attorneys to have his friday sentencing delayed while he appeals last week judge mershan who oversaw last year's

hush money trial set the case for sentencing, rejecting Trump's bid to throw out the

conviction and dismiss the indictment because he's returning to the White House. The president-elect was

found guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records by a jury in May. His sentencing

has already been postponed multiple times, including once by the judge in November to allow

for time to consider

a Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity. Fox's Tanya J. Powers. Congress has certified

the election of Donald Trump, Vice President Harris, presiding over the joint session of the House

and Senate as the electoral results of each state were read. And today, America's democracy stood.

Certification coming without any objections or the violence that followed four years ago.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke as the House chaplain led a prayer at the spot

where people began entering the Capitol four years ago.

We will never forget.

We cannot forget because democracy is both sacred. Its roots are deep, but at times, rare times, but certain times it can be fractal.

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffreys called the actions of four years ago unconscionable and un-American.

Washington, just one of the areas, getting hit with a major snowstorm.

Reagan National Airport has closed its runways so crews can remove the snow.

Five to seven inches of snow has fallen since about midnight.

A bit of a lull in the snowfall here this afternoon.

And then another push of snow later on this afternoon

and evening adding one to three inches fox weather's nick hoser america's listening to fox

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