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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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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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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 …
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.
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: Axios, Daily Kos, The Week, HotAir and Fox News
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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 …
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 …
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during ‘failed insurrection,’ woman shot inside dies
Washington Free Beacon:
Guns and Teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump Supporters Storm Grounds
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
Discussion: IJR
Alex Thompson / Politico:
Liberals to Breyer: Time to retire
Discussion: HotAir, National Review and Axios
ABC News:
World leaders condemn pro-Trump protesters overrunning US Capitol
Discussion: The Atlantic
Quint Forgey / Politico:
‘It must stop now’: Pence tells rioters to leave the Capitol
Bush Center:
Statement by President George W. Bush on Insurrection at the Capitol
Discussion: Axios, NPR and HotAir
Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Manufacturers trade group calls on Pence to weigh removal of Trump through 25th Amendment
Discussion: New York Times and The Bulwark
Fox News:
Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote
CBS News:
Live Updates: Congress meets to count electoral votes, seal Biden win over GOP objections
Associated Press:
Congress set to confirm Biden's electoral win over Trump
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 …
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Tal Axelrod / The Hill:
Liz Cheney: Trump response to Capitol mob ‘he caused’ is ‘completely inadequate’
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
Washington Examiner:   Congress certifies presidential electoral votes: Live blog
McKay Coppins / The Atlantic:
The Bitter Reality of the Post-Trump GOP
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
Discussion: Bloomberg and Labor Law Lite
Liz Peek / Fox News:   Warnock's Georgia win means politics of envy, grievance beat hope, prosperity message - here's how
 
 
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