Congress Reconvenes, Pence Denounces Violence

Vice President Mike Pence presides over the Electoral College vote certification during a joint session of Congress to count the electoral votes at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

Congress reconvened Wednesday evening after protesters earlier in the day breached the U.S. Capitol building.

About six hours prior, the U.S. House and Senate temporarily halted Congress after protesters breached the Capitol building, interrupting concurrent debates in the two chambers over an objection to the counting of a slate of 11 presidential electors from Arizona for presidential candidate Joe Biden, a Democrat.