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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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Cristiano Lima / Politico:
Twitter locks Trump's account in confrontation over Capitol breach posts — Twitter locked President Donald Trump's account while Facebook and YouTube removed one of his videos after throngs of his supporters rioted inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, marking the harshest confrontation …
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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.
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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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 …
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Washington Post:
Trump loyalists to continue challenge to Biden's win despite pleas from GOP — The Republicans who started Wednesday's protest of the President-elect Joe Biden's win plan to resume their objections when Congress returns to the Capitol this evening, despite the intervening siege of the building that resulted in one woman's death.
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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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New York Times:
Updates: Pro-Trump Protesters Surge Through the Doors of the Capitol — Trump rebuffed initial requests to deploy the National Guard to the Capitol. Pence gave the go-ahead. — President Trump initially rebuffed and resisted requests to mobilize the National Guard to quell violent protests …
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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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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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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 …
Helene Cooper / New York Times:
Army activates D.C. National Guard to deploy troops to the Capitol. — The Army is activating the entire District of Columbia National Guard — 1,100 troops — in response to a request from Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, an Army official said on Wednesday.
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Washington Examiner:
Trump and his mob have dishonored America — The mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday was engaged in nothing less than a seditious insurrection. Everyone who participated in the violence and lawlessness acted disgracefully. Officials who set the tone for the sedition …
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Senator Mitt Romney:
Romney Condemns Insurrection at U.S. Capitol — Urges unanimous affirmation of election results — WASHINGTON - Following are prepared remarks by Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT), who had previously planned to address his colleagues in today's Senate session: — “We gather today due …
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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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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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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 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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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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Jordain Carney / The Hill:
GOP senators hopeful they've quashed additional election challenges
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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Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during ‘failed insurrection,’ woman shot inside dies
Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during ‘failed insurrection,’ woman shot inside dies
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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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
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Brad McElhinny / WV MetroNews:
W.Va. delegate, just sworn in, was among the mob storming U.S. Capitol
W.Va. delegate, just sworn in, was among the mob storming U.S. Capitol
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Associated Press:
Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
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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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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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ABC News:
World leaders condemn pro-Trump protesters overrunning US Capitol
World leaders condemn pro-Trump protesters overrunning US Capitol
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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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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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CNN:
Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as attorney general
Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as attorney general
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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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Tarisai Ngangura / Vanity Fair:
Trump Supporters Storm the U.S. Capitol
Trump Supporters Storm the U.S. Capitol
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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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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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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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