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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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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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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.


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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Pro-Trump protesters storm the US Capitol building - in pictures — Protesters in support of US President Donald Trump swarmed the Capitol building, forcing officials to order lawmakers to shelter in place and halting debate in both the House and Senate. Congress was meeting …


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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Ivanka urges ‘patriots’ storming Capitol to ‘stop immediately’ in now-deleted tweet — Ivanka Trump took to Twitter to urge “American patriots” to halt the violence in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday as pro-Trump protesters stormed the capitol in protest of a vote to certify his defeat in the 2020 election.
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Guns and Teargas in U.S. Capitol as Trump Supporters Storm Grounds
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Sasse blames Trump for riot at Capitol: ‘Lies have consequences’
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Liz Cheney: Trump response to Capitol mob ‘he caused’ is ‘completely inadequate’
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Updates: Capitol breached by pro-Trump protesters, woman shot inside dies
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Cathy McMorris Rodgers reverses course, will vote to certify Electoral College results after pro-Trump mob raids Capitol
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Trump and his mob have dishonored America
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‘President Trump, step up’: Biden calls on Trump to rebuke Capitol rioters
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Manufacturers trade group calls on Pence to weigh removal of Trump through 25th Amendment
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Woman shot dead after armed Trump supporters stormed the Capitol as lawmakers gathered to certify Biden's win
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Trump Supporters Storm the U.S. Capitol
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The Latest: Romney chides Trump bid to challenge Biden win
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Chris Wallace: Mike Pence chose Constitution over Trump by not rejecting electors
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D.C. Police make several arrests ahead of major pro-Trump election protest
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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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Mitch McConnell to rebuke GOP challenge to certify Electoral College vote
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Liberals to Breyer: Time to retire
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Biden to nominate Merrick Garland as attorney general
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My Fellow Republicans, Trump Is Destroying Us
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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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America's anti-democratic Senate, in one number
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Warnock's Georgia win means politics of envy, grievance beat hope, prosperity message - here's how
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McConnell: “Our democracy would enter a death spiral” if Congress overturned election
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Here's What Joe Biden Can Get Done With a Democratic Senate
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Why Kelly Loeffler can take part in the Electoral College count and David Perdue can't
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POLITICO Playbook: The GOP implodes in Georgia
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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 …
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The Bitter Reality of the Post-Trump GOP
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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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