U.S. Capitol locked down as “March for Trump” mob breach building  —  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) declared that “help is needed” in a live phone interview with CBS News, in response to protestors breaching the U.S. Capitol and Senate chambers during a “March for Trump” …

Live updates: D.C. National Guard activated as mobs breach Capitol; one person shot; curfew imposed  —  A day that began with thousands of President Trump's supporters in Washington for demonstrations turned violent as many in attendance saw Wednesday as a last stand for Trump because Congress …

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.

Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol as armed standoff takes place outside House chamber  —  (CNN)Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol and one woman has been shot as one of the most iconic American buildings is engulfed in chaos after Trump urged his supporters to fight …

Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote  —  This would be McConnell's first public statement against President Trump's supporters in Congress on the matter  —  Rep. Fulcher explains how GOP challenging of 2020 election certification will work

Biden Calls on Trump to Demand an ‘End to This Siege’  —  The Capitol building was placed on lockdown, with senators and members of the House locked inside their chambers, as Congress began debating President-elect Joe Biden's victory.  —  RIGHT NOW Army activates D.C. National Guard to deploy troops to the Capitol.

Sharp left: the Democrats have taken control of America  —  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.

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 …

Republicans privately furious after Trump's post-election implosion blows Senate majority  —  Republicans, who enabled President Trump with their silence and compliance, are privately furious with him for blowing their Senate majority.  —  Driving the news: Democrat Raphael Warnock …

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.

The Latest: Romney chides Trump bid to challenge Biden win  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress' tally of the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden (all times local):  —  Sen. Mitt Romney says President Donald Trump's election challenge has “disgraced the office of the presidency.”

Congress certifies presidential electoral votes: Live blog  —  Congress is convening Wednesday for a joint session to ratify the Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential contest between President Trump and Joe Biden.  Normally nothing more than a formality …