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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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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 …
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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 …
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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.
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.
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Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Manufacturers trade group calls on Pence to weigh removal of Trump through 25th Amendment
Manufacturers trade group calls on Pence to weigh removal of Trump through 25th Amendment
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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
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Reuters:
Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures
Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures
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Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney Condemns Insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Romney Condemns Insurrection at U.S. Capitol
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Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
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Washington Examiner:
Trump and his mob have dishonored America
Trump and his mob have dishonored America
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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump protesters, woman shot inside dies
Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump protesters, woman shot inside dies
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Matthew Choi / Politico:
‘President Trump, step up’: Biden calls on Trump to rebuke Capitol rioters
‘President Trump, step up’: Biden calls on Trump to rebuke Capitol rioters
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Rhea Mahbubani / Business Insider:
Woman shot dead after armed Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers gathered to certify Biden's win
Woman shot dead after armed Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers gathered to certify Biden's win
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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
Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote
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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’
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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
Why Kelly Loeffler can take part in the Electoral College count and David Perdue can't
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McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Bitter Reality of the Post-Trump GOP
The Bitter Reality of the Post-Trump GOP
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Alayna Treene / Axios:
McConnell: “Our democracy would enter a death spiral” if Congress overturned election
McConnell: “Our democracy would enter a death spiral” if Congress overturned election
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Jeff Flake / New York Times:
My Fellow Republicans, Trump Is Destroying Us
My Fellow Republicans, Trump Is Destroying Us
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Marc Caputo / Politico:
POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia
POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia
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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.
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Axios:
Republicans privately furious after Trump's post-election implosion blows Senate majority
Republicans privately furious after Trump's post-election implosion blows Senate majority
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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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New York Times:
Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results
Georgia Senate Runoff Election Results
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Evie Fordham / Fox News:
5 takeaways from Georgia Senate runoffs
5 takeaways from Georgia Senate runoffs
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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
Here's What Joe Biden Can Get Done With a Democratic Senate
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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 …
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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 …
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