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6:45 PM ET, January 6, 2021

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New York Times:
Biden Calls on Trump to Demand an ‘End to This Siege’  —  The Capitol building was placed on lockdown, with senators and members of the House locked inside their chambers, as Congress began debating President-elect Joe Biden's victory.  —  RIGHT NOW Army activates D.C. National Guard to deploy troops to the Capitol.
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NAM:
Manufacturers Call on Armed Thugs to Cease Violence at Capitol  —  Timmons: “This is not the vision of America that manufacturers believe in and work so hard to defend.”  —  Washington, D.C. - National Association of Manufacturers President and CEO Jay Timmons released the following statement …
Orion Rummler / Axios:
Capitol secured hours after mob breach  —  The U.S. Capitol was secured hours after a mob supporting President Trump violently breached the building, causing a lockdown and evacuation of lawmakers, staff and reporters.  —  Where it stands: Senators, House members and members of the media …
Jonathan Martin / New York Times:
Live Updates: Pro-Trump Protesters Storm the Capitol  —  Mitt Romney, on his way to a secure location, says, ‘This is what the President has caused.’  —  As the entire Senate was hustled into the Capitol basement by uniformed police officers, Senator Mitt Romney, Republican of Utah …
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
This Is a Coup  —  Insurrectionists are attacking the seat of American government in an attempted coup, urged on by the president of the United States.  Saying that feels melodramatic, ridiculous, and overwrought, but there's no plainer way to describe what is currently unfolding.
CNN:
US Capitol secured, woman dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden's win  —  (CNN)The US Capitol is once again secured but a woman is dead after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one of the most iconic American buildings, engulfing the nation's capital …
Washington Post:
Live updates: Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building  —  The Washington Post is providing this important information free to all readers.  Get major news delivered to your inbox by signing up for breaking news email alerts.
Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Ivanka urges ‘patriots’ storming Capitol to ‘stop immediately’ in now-deleted tweet  —  Ivanka Trump took to Twitter to urge “American patriots” to halt the violence in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday as pro-Trump protesters stormed the capitol in protest of a vote to certify his defeat in the 2020 election.
New York Times:
An explosive device is found at the R.N.C., and the D.N.C. is evacuated.  —  An explosive device was found at the headquarters of the Republican National Committee in Washington and the nearby headquarters of the Democratic National Committee was evacuated after the discovery of a suspicious package …
BuzzFeed News:
The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For Weeks  —  The supporters of President Donald Trump who rioted in the US Capitol building on Wednesday had been openly planning for weeks on both mainstream social media and the pro-Trump internet.
Washington Free Beacon:
Guns and Teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump Supporters Storm Grounds
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Army activates D.C. National Guard to deploy troops to the Capitol.
Discussion: Politico and The Daily Caller
Matthew Choi / Politico:
‘President Trump, step up’: Biden calls on Trump to rebuke Capitol rioters
Julia Manchester / The Hill:   Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump protesters, woman shot inside dies
Reuters:
Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
CNBC:
Mike Pence rejects Trump's call to overturn Biden election
Politico:
Biden to tap Merrick Garland for attorney general  —  Joe Biden has selected Judge Merrick Garland to serve as his attorney general, according to two people with knowledge of the decision.  —  Biden selected Garland over former Sen. Doug Jones (D-AL) and former deputy attorney general Sally Yates …
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Fox News:
Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote  —  This would be McConnell's first public statement against President Trump's supporters in Congress on the matter  —  Rep. Fulcher explains how GOP challenging of 2020 election certification will work
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Liberals to Breyer: Time to retire
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
Quint Forgey / Politico:
Pence rushed out of Senate chamber as protesters storm Capitol
Jeff Flake / New York Times:
My Fellow Republicans, Trump Is Destroying Us
Wall Street Journal:
Biden to Name Merrick Garland as Attorney General
Discussion: CNN and Washington Times
Politico:
Republicans turn on Trump after Georgia loss  —  Democrats have pulled off at least one Senate win in Georgia, with another likely to follow.  And Republicans are pointing a frustrated finger at Donald Trump.  —  With control of the Senate at stake in the state's two races …
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Ian Millhiser / Vox:
America's anti-democratic Senate, in one number  —  41,549,808.  —  Well, it's official.  Georgia Democratic Senators-elect Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are going to Washington.  The Senate will be evenly divided between Democrats and Republicans.  That means that, with Democratic Vice …
Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Here's What Joe Biden Can Get Done With a Democratic Senate
USA Today:
Why Kelly Loeffler can take part in the Electoral College count and David Perdue can't
Discussion: RedState
Oriana Gonzalez / Axios:
Schumer declares Democratic majority in the Senate
Washington Examiner:
Congress certifies presidential electoral votes: Live blog  —  Congress is convening Wednesday for a joint session to ratify the Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential contest between President Trump and Joe Biden.  Normally nothing more than a formality …
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Martin Pengelly / The Guardian:
James Comey: Donald Trump should not be prosecuted after leaving office  — Fired FBI director: next attorney general must ‘foster trust’  — President has insulted Comey and threatened him with jail  —  Donald Trump should not be prosecuted once he leaves the White House no matter …
Helen Russell / The Guardian:
Denmark launches children's TV show about man with giant penis  —  Critics condemn idea of animated series about a man who cannot control his penis, but others have backed it  —  John Dillermand has an extraordinary penis.  So extraordinary, in fact, that it can perform rescue operations …
Discussion: The Daily Dot and The Daily Caller
Freddy Gray / Spectator USA:
Sharp left: the Democrats have taken control of America  —  In the days following the presidential election in November, political centrists reached a hasty verdict.  Never mind all the squabbling about voter fraud — they had won.  The extremes had lost.  Donald Trump, the maniac, was out; Joe Biden, the moderate, was in.
 
 
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