Top Items:
Washington Post:
Trump caused the assault on the Capitol. He must be removed. — PRESIDENT TRUMP'S refusal to accept his election defeat and his relentless incitement of his supporters led Wednesday to the unthinkable: an assault on the U.S. Capitol by a violent mob that overwhelmed police and drove Congress …
RELATED:
Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
W.Va. delegate, just sworn in, was among the mob storming U.S. Capitol — A newly-elected member of West Virginia's House of Delegates was among the mob who stormed the U.S. Capitol today. — Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, livestreamed and then deleted videos from inside the Capitol …
Discussion:
NPR, HuffPost, CBS Pittsburgh, NBC News, DNyuz and NBC4 Washington
Axios:
GOP considers drastic options against Trump including 25th Amendment — With 13 days left in President Trump's term, confidants and Republican officials are considering drastic steps to stop him, Jonathan Swan and Margaret Talev report. — The big picture: These measures include censure …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Slate, Politico, Townhall, The Gateway Pundit and Fox News
Matthew Continetti / National Review:
Trump Must Pay — January 6, 2021, is not over, but it already lives in infamy. A sitting president of the United States, having lost reelection, incited a mob to storm the Capitol as the Congress sat in joint session to certify the Electoral College vote. This act was without precedent.
Washington Post:
Trump loyalists continue to challenge Biden's win, but some concede after Capitol riot — A handful of Senate Republicans who had vowed to protest President-elect Joe Biden's electoral college win abruptly reversed their objections after a mob of President Trump's supporters violently stormed the Capitol …
Discussion:
Politico, Associated Press, Axios, National Review, New York Post, Washington Times, Fox News, Fortune, HotAir and Denver Post
Michael Levenson / New York Times:
Updates: D.C. Mayor Extends Emergency Directive Until Jan. 21 — As Congress met to certify the election results, President Trump held a simultaneous rally. Watch these moments unfold side by side to see how his speech incited a mob that broke into the Capitol. — “And the fight begins today.”
Discussion:
CBS News, The Atlantic, LiveScience, Forbes, DNyuz, CBS Baltimore, The Daily Beast and The Week
CNN:
Angry Republican leaders float removing Trump from office — Washington (CNN)After violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, a growing number of Republican leaders and Cabinet officials told CNN that they believe Donald Trump should be removed from office before January 20.
Discussion:
Politico, Bloomberg, POLITICUSUSA, CNBC and Raw Story
George Will / Washington Post:
Trump, Hawley and Cruz will each wear the scarlet ‘S’ of a seditionist — The three repulsive architects of Wednesday's heartbreaking spectacle — mobs desecrating the Republic's noblest building and preventing the completion of a constitutional process — must be named and forevermore shunned.
Discussion:
The Week
New York Times:
Building Secured Hours Later; Washington Is Under Curfew — Lawmakers will resume counting votes on Wednesday, hours after the Capitol building was cleared. Senators and members of the House had evacuated when Trump supporters disrupted Congress's debate of President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Discussion:
Vox, The Bulwark, PennLive, Washington Examiner, CBS Chicago, Politico, Spectator USA, BuzzFeed News, Business Insider, CBS News, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, NBC News, The Federalist, NPR, Fortune, Associated Press, Reuters, Talking Points Memo, KSNG-TV, The Week, Sara A. Carter, DNyuz, The Stream, ABC7, TheGrio, The Nation, Slate, Breitbart and Los Angeles Times, more at Techmeme »
Washington Post:
Trump supporters storm U.S. Capitol, with one woman killed and tear gas fired — As President Trump told a sprawling crowd outside the White House that they should never accept defeat, hundreds of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in what amounted to an attempted coup that they hoped would overturn the election he lost.
Discussion:
Bloomberg, New York Times, Missouri Independent, The Atlantic, Associated Press, Law & Crime, Florida Politics, MLK50 and Daily Montanan
Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Expert Andy Ngo: It wasn't antifa at the Capitol riots — Journalist Andy Ngo, who has become an expert on the violent anarchist group antifa, today dismissed claims by President Trump's supporters that the group was behind the pro-Trump riots on Capitol Hill.
Discussion:
Twitchy, RedState and Instapundit
YouGov:
Most voters say the events at the US Capitol are a threat to democracy
Most voters say the events at the US Capitol are a threat to democracy
Discussion:
The Atlantic, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Politico, Florida Politics and The Hill, more at Mediagazer »
Donald Trump / ITV:
Woman dies after shooting during pro-Trump occupation of US Capitol
Woman dies after shooting during pro-Trump occupation of US Capitol
Discussion:
Business Insider, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, DNyuz, Denver Post, Associated Press and Mediaite
Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney Condemns Insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Romney Condemns Insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Discussion:
Washington Post, CNN and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Live updates: Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building
Live updates: Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building
Discussion:
The Boston Globe, KOCO, Vox, KSNT-TV, NBC News, Media Matters for America, Talking Points Memo, HuffPost, Mashable, Slate, WXIA-TV, Baltimore Sun, Power Line, KING-TV, Politico, The Guardian, The Wrap, Vanity Fair, Mother Jones, New York Post, The Texas Tribune, Fortune, UPI, Mic, COURIER, Deadline, KDFX-TV, Raw Story, Compatible Creatures, TheGrio, DNyuz, Forbes, The Root, Associated Press, Mediaite, Spotlight PA and Balloon Juice
NBC News:
Trump loyalists push evidence-free claims that antifa activists fueled mob
Trump loyalists push evidence-free claims that antifa activists fueled mob
Discussion:
The Daily Beast, The Texas Tribune, DNyuz and Associated Press
New York Times:
As House Was Breached, a Fear 'We'd Have to Fight' to Get Out
As House Was Breached, a Fear 'We'd Have to Fight' to Get Out
Discussion:
Bloomberg, CNBC, LiveScience, NBC Chicago, KDFX-TV, Washington Post, WKRN-TV and DNyuz, more at Mediagazer »
New York Times:
Trump Is to Blame for Capitol Attack
Trump Is to Blame for Capitol Attack
Discussion:
Washington Post, Politico, Spectator USA, Business Insider, Wall Street Journal, Associated Press, Metro.co.uk, Washington Times, Snopes.com, Raw Story and abc7NY
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Army activates D.C. National Guard to deploy troops to the Capitol.
Army activates D.C. National Guard to deploy troops to the Capitol.
Discussion:
Raw Story, Slate, Snopes.com, The Daily Caller and The Week
Jordan Novet / CNBC:
U.S. trade group asks VP Pence to ‘seriously consider’ invoking 25th Amendment to remove Trump
U.S. trade group asks VP Pence to ‘seriously consider’ invoking 25th Amendment to remove Trump
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, Washington Examiner, USA Today, Vox, The Wrap, UpNorthNews and DNyuz
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during ‘failed insurrection,’ woman shot inside dies
Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during ‘failed insurrection,’ woman shot inside dies
Wall Street Journal:
Capitol Police Weren't Prepared for Rioters, Authorities Say
Capitol Police Weren't Prepared for Rioters, Authorities Say
Discussion:
DCist, Power Line, USA Today and The National Interest
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Trump's barbarians at the gates
Trump's barbarians at the gates
Discussion:
Politico and The Guardian
Washington Post:
Capitol breach prompts urgent questions about security failures
Capitol breach prompts urgent questions about security failures
Discussion:
CNN, Washington Times, Vox and KRON4
David Corn / Mother Jones:
Donald Trump Is Now a Terrorist Leader
Donald Trump Is Now a Terrorist Leader
Discussion:
Associated Press, The Atlantic, Washington Examiner, Breitbart, KVIA-TV, The Daily Signal, DNyuz and Compatible Creatures
CNN:
US Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden's win
US Capitol secured, 4 dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden's win
Discussion:
The American Independent, Politico, CNBC, The Wrap, abc7NY, DNyuz, Los Angeles Times, Vox, The Atlanta Voice, KDFX-TV, NBC News, The Hill, Florida Phoenix, Orange County Register, KVIA-TV, The Guardian, Deadline, Nevada Current, Mic and UPI
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
Mass Delusion in America
Washington Examiner:
Trump and his mob have dishonored America
Trump and his mob have dishonored America
Discussion:
republicanleader.senate.gov, Mediaite, Election Law Blog, Washington Post and The Week
ABC News:
World leaders condemn pro-Trump protesters overrunning US Capitol
World leaders condemn pro-Trump protesters overrunning US Capitol
Discussion:
The Bulwark, Politico, The Atlantic and DNyuz
David A. Graham / The Atlantic:
This Is a Coup — Insurrectionists are attacking the seat of American government in an attempted coup …
This Is a Coup — Insurrectionists are attacking the seat of American government in an attempted coup …
Discussion:
New York Times, The Guardian, Washington Post, Axios, Mashable, Vox, Associated Press and Slate
Jordan Williams / The Hill:
Tom Cotton calls on Trump to concede, ‘quit misleading the American people’
Tom Cotton calls on Trump to concede, ‘quit misleading the American people’
Discussion:
Business Insider, Fox News and Breitbart
Washington Free Beacon:
Guns and Teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump Supporters Storm Grounds
Guns and Teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump Supporters Storm Grounds
Discussion:
Politico, Fox News, Axios, HuffPost, Washington Examiner, Reuters, Associated Press, KVIA-TV and Talking Points Memo
Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Trump response to Capitol mob ‘he caused’ is ‘completely inadequate’
Liz Cheney: Trump response to Capitol mob ‘he caused’ is ‘completely inadequate’
Discussion:
Fox News, The Daily Caller, Talking Points Memo, ABC7 and Business Insider
Reuters:
Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures
Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures
Discussion:
The American Independent, Washington Examiner, NBC News, Rolling Stone, USA Today and Axios
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
Discussion:
IJR
Steve Hayes / The Dispatch:
Giuliani to Senator: ‘Try to Just Slow it Down’ — The president's lawyer tries to block the count of the Electoral College votes. — Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer and top adviser to President Donald Trump, is calling Republican lawmakers urging them to delay the electoral vote count by at least …
Discussion:
CNN, New York Magazine, The Wrap, Mediaite, Mother Jones and KDFX-TV
Kate Bennett / CNN:
First lady's chief of staff and White House social secretary resign after violent protests — (CNN)Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, submitted her resignation Wednesday afternoon …
Discussion:
Politico, Mediaite, Washington Examiner, Vox, NBC News, The Hill, Arizona Republic, abc7NY, Reuters, ABC7, KVIA-TV and The Daily Caller, more at Mediagazer »
RELATED:
The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Beg Top Officials to Stay in the Administration for the Night — As a mob of Trump supporters descended on and into the Capitol, the president did nothing. But his aides tried their best to keep top officials from quitting. … While the President Trump egged on a mob …
Discussion:
Business Insider, Vanity Fair, Bloomberg, Townhall, The Week, Washington Examiner, CNN, DNyuz and Mediaite
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.
Discussion:
HuffPost, New York Times, alicublog, The Atlantic, CANNONFIRE and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Richard Ruelas / Arizona Republic:
Longtime Arizona QAnon supporter in horned helmet joins storming of U.S. Capitol
Longtime Arizona QAnon supporter in horned helmet joins storming of U.S. Capitol
Discussion:
Vox, Mashable, Talking Points Memo, The Dispatch, Associated Press, Vanity Fair, Business Insider and Rolling Stone
KUSI-TV:
KUSI News confirms identity of woman shot and killed inside US Capitol — WASHINGTON (KUSI) — The woman who was shot and killed inside the US Capitol during the protests was from the San Diego area. — KUSI News has spoken with her husband. — The woman is Ashli Babbit, a 14-year veteran …
RELATED:
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed News:
Facebook Forced Its Employees To Stop Discussing Trump's Coup Attempt — Facebook employees were appalled by President Donald Trump's encouragement of his supporters as they stormed the US Capitol building on Wednesday to prevent the ratification of a free and fair election.
Discussion:
Business Insider, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Twitter, Facebook lock Trump's accounts in confrontation over Capitol breach posts — Twitter and Facebook locked President Donald Trump's accounts and YouTube removed one of his videos after throngs of his supporters rioted inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, marking the harshest confrontation …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, Associated Press, USA Today, Al Jazeera, Los Angeles Times, Roll Call, ABC News, Vanity Fair, MIT Technology Review, The Guardian, UPI, New York Times and DNyuz, more at Techmeme »
Sarah Polus / The Hill:
Ivanka urges ‘patriots’ storming Capitol to ‘stop immediately’ in now-deleted tweet
Ivanka urges ‘patriots’ storming Capitol to ‘stop immediately’ in now-deleted tweet
Discussion:
HuffPost, Business Insider, The Guardian, Occupy Democrats and Mediaite
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senators hopeful they've quashed additional election challenges — Republican senators are hopeful that they've convinced their colleagues to drop their plan to challenge additional Electoral College results from Georgia and Pennsylvania. — The Senate will reconvene on Wednesday evening …
RELATED: