State Dept. condemns arrests, repression in Russia

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger has certified the results of the Jan. 5 runoff election, according to a press release. 

The certificates of election must now be signed and issued by Gov. Brian Kemp. A representative for Kemp must then physically deliver those certificates for Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff's victories to the secretary of the Senate, per Senate rules, triggering the swearing-in process.

On Wednesday after her own swearing in, then-Vice President Kamala Harris will swear-in Warnock and Ossoff, as well as the successor to her California Senate seat, former California Secretary of State Alex Padilla, according to a Harris aide.

Once the certificates are delivered and all are sworn in, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer will be handed the reins as majority leader.

-ABC News' Quinn Scanlan and Averi Harper

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, in what could be his last floor speech as majority leader, placed blame on Trump for inciting the mob of rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

"The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people," McConnell said from the Senate floor Tuesday.

His remarks come six days after the Democratic-led House impeached Trump on one charge of "incitement of insurrection" and after McConnell indicated he was weighing whether to vote to convict Trump.

McConnell also affirmed that Biden and Harris will be sworn into office Wednesday and urged a bipartisan path forward.

"Americans elected a closely divided Senate, a closely divided House and a presidential candidate who said he'd represent everyone. So our marching orders from the American people are clear," McConnell said.
-ABC News' Allison Pecorin

After his final night at home before his inauguration as the 46th president of the United States, Biden is wishing Wilmington, Delaware, farewell in afternoon remarks at a "send-off event" before he heads to Washington, D.C., Tuesday afternoon.

Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak trip from Wilmington to Washington, as he was accustomed to doing as Delaware senator, due to security concerns.

Vice President Mike Pence arrived at the White House for his last full day in office on Tuesday morning around 11 a.m.

Pence will be leading his final White House coronavirus task force meeting at 2 p.m., according to his public schedule.

Trump and Pence met at the White House last Monday for 90 minutes, their first time speaking after the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

-ABC News' Elizabeth Thomas