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Key inauguration dates to know before Trump returns to the White House

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Electoral College votes will be cast on Dec. 17 when each state’s electors meet.

Each state has to certify its votes to Congress .

Congress is still ironing out its military spending plan.

The federal government will shut down if no new spending law or stopgap bill is in place by Dec. 20 .

Democrats raised objections to slates of electors in 2001, 2005 and 2017 .

Previously, only a single member from both chambers needed to register their concern to force a vote.

Reforms in the Electoral Count Reform Act have raised the requirement for objections.

Expect the security presence on Capitol Hill to be dramatically increased.

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