Lawmakers convened under heavy security and a snowstorm to meet the date required by law to certify the election.

President-elect Donald Trump ... control the White House and both chambers of Congress. Trump made significant gains in blue states, in addition to making in-roads with Latino and Black voters.

“Everybody in the world wants to be at Mar-a-Lago,” said former chairman of the Republican Party of Palm Beach County Sid Dinerstein, who isn’t attending the New Year’s Eve bash but has held ...