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Hours after the Senate began debate counting the Electoral College votes, the full body voted 93-6 not to take up the objections to Arizona's Electoral College votes.

Senators Ted Cruz, Josh Hawley, Cindy Hyde-Smith, John Neely Kennedy, Roger Marshall and Tommy Tuberville all voted in favor.

Before the pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol Wednesday, 13 Republican senators said they would object to the state over baseless claims of fraud. Seven changed their position after the violent siege ended and Congress returned to the Senate chamber.

Several senators will continue speaking on the floor while the House wraps up their debate on the objection to Arizona's electoral results, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said.

White House deputy press secretary Sarah Matthews has resigned in response to what happened at the Capitol Wednesday.

Matthews said in a statement she was "honored" to serve the administration and "proud" of the policies it enacted, but added "our nation needs a peaceful transition of power."

"As someone who worked in the halls of Congress I was deeply disturbed by what I saw today. I'll be stepping down from my role, effective immediately," she said in her statement.

-ABC News' Ben Gittleson

Multiple sources tell ABC News President Trump rebuffed efforts for quite some time to call in the National Guard Wednesday afternoon as chaos escalated at the U.S. Capitol, and steps weren't made until a few White House officials intervened for "the sake of the country."

Sources tell ABC News the aides explained to Trump that if action was not taken other protesters could mobilize across the country and the situation would only grow more dire. 

Sources say the president is fuming mad inside the White House, unclear what his next move or action could be. He is described by one strong source as "stewing."

-ABC News' Katherine Faulders and John Santucci

Speaking after Vice President Mike Pence, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said, "the United States Senate will not be intimidated."

"We will not be kept out of this chamber by thugs, mobs, or threats. We will not bow to lawlessness or intimidation. We are back at our posts. We will discharge our duty under the Constitution and for our nation, and we are going to do it tonight," he said.

While McConnell condemned the violence, he also seemed to downplay the threat at the Capitol Wednesday, saying, "the United States and the United States Congress have faced down much greater threats than the unhinged crowd we saw today." 

"We will certify the winner of the 2020 presidential election. Criminal behavior will never dominate the United States Congress," McConnell added. "This institution is resilient. Our democratic republic is strong. The American people deserve nothing less."