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8:00 PM ET, January 6, 2021

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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.
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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 Post:
GOP trying to persuade Trump loyalists to abandon challenge to Biden's win  —  Republican lawmakers are pressing the Trump loyalists in their party to abandon their objections to President-elect Joe Biden's win as lawmakers huddle in an undisclosed location Wednesday afternoon to wait …
Donald Trump / ITV:
Woman dies after shooting during pro-Trump occupation of US Capitol … - Watch ITV News Washington Correspondent Robert Moore's report from inside the US Capitol as protesters stormed the building  —  A woman who was shot inside the US Capitol during the violent pro-Trump protest has died, officials have told the Associated Press.
Discussion: Associated Press, IJR and CBS Chicago
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Twitter locks down Trump's account  —  Twitter said Wednesday it locked President Donald Trump's account for repeatedly violating its rules in posts about the Capitol Hill breach, and it would remain locked until the president took down the posts.  —  It's the harshest enforcement action …
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.
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 …
Orion Donovan-Smith / Spokesman.com:
Cathy McMorris Rodgers reverses course, will vote to certify Electoral College results after pro-Trump mob raids Capitol … WASHINGTON - Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers reversed course Wednesday afternoon and said she will no longer object to the certification of Electoral College results in Congress …
Washington Free Beacon:
Guns and Teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump Supporters Storm Grounds  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday in a bid to overturn his election defeat, forcing Congress to postpone a session that would have certified President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Manufacturers trade group calls on Pence to weigh removal of Trump through 25th Amendment
Discussion: CNBC and The Bulwark
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
Discussion: BuzzFeed News and IJR
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump protesters, woman shot inside dies
Matthew Choi / Politico:
‘President Trump, step up’: Biden calls on Trump to rebuke Capitol rioters
Associated Press:
The Latest: Romney chides Trump bid to challenge Biden win
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Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘It must stop now’: Pence tells rioters to leave the Capitol
Washington Examiner:   Congress certifies presidential electoral votes: Live blog
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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USA Today:
Why Kelly Loeffler can take part in the Electoral College count and David Perdue can't
Discussion: RedState
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Bitter Reality of the Post-Trump GOP
Discussion: Washington Post, Twitchy and NPR
Jeff Flake / New York Times:
My Fellow Republicans, Trump Is Destroying Us
Marc Caputo / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Liberals to Breyer: Time to retire  —  The results of the Georgia Senate runoffs aren't yet final.  But left-wing activists are already pressuring Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to take advantage of a possible Democratic majority in the Senate and retire.
Discussion: National Review and Fox News
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Freddy Gray / Spectator USA:
America turns left  —  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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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 …
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Jonathan Chait / New York Magazine:
Here's What Joe Biden Can Get Done With a Democratic Senate
Kate Bennett / CNN:
First lady's chief of staff and former WH press secretary resigns over 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: The Hill and Associated Press
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 …
 
 
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