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11:55 PM ET, January 6, 2021

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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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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.
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.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, Instapundit and RedState
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 …
Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, UPI and Mediaite
Washington Post:
Live updates: Woman dies after shooting in U.S. Capitol; D.C. National Guard activated after mob breaches building
George Will / Washington Post:
Trump, Hawley and Cruz will each wear the scarlet ‘S’ of a seditionist
Discussion: The Week
CNN:
US Capitol secured, woman dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden's win
Ivan Pereira / ABC News:
Capitol breached by pro-Trump mob during ‘failed insurrection,’ woman shot inside dies
Bush Center:
Statement by President George W. Bush on Insurrection at the Capitol
Discussion: Axios, HotAir and NPR
Timothy P. Carney / Washington Examiner:
Trump's barbarians at the gates
Discussion: Politico and The Guardian
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:   Mass Delusion in America
Reuters:
Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures
Discussion: NBC News and Axios
Julia Manchester / The Hill:
Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
Discussion: IJR
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 …
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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 …
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.
CNN:
Top White House national security officials are considering resigning  —  (CNN)Several of President Donald Trump's top aides — including national security adviser Robert O'Brien — are considering resigning in the wake of his response to a pro-Trump mob breaching the US Capitol on Wednesday …
Discussion: The Week and Mediaite
Richard Ruelas / Arizona Republic:
Longtime Arizona QAnon supporter in horned helmet joins storming of U.S. Capitol  —  Among the supporters of President Donald Trump who mobbed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday, one - unmistakable in his fur, horned hat and painted face - was Jake Angeli, a QAnon supporter …
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, The Wrap, New York Magazine and KDFX-TV
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 …
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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.
NAM:
Manufacturers Call on Armed Thugs to Cease Violence at Capitol
Discussion: UPI, Slate, NBC News, Fortune and IJR
Tyler Van Dyke / Washington Examiner:
Manufacturers trade group calls on Pence to weigh removal of Trump through 25th Amendment
Discussion: New York Times
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 …
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Albert Hunt / The Hill:
With Georgia blue, moderates will rule  —  It appears Georgia has moved the balance of Congressional power away from Senate Republicans to centrist Democrats.  This would be welcome news for President-elect Joe Biden, but it won't presage a progressive legislative agenda.
Discussion: KVIA-TV and Louisiana Illuminator
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