SCOOP: Pence opposes 25th Amendment efforts to remove Trump following Capitol riot, VP advisors tell Insider … - Vice President Mike Pence is not supporting calls to remove President Trump from office via the 25th Amendment, two Pence advisors told Insider.  — “Not happening” said one of the Republicans close to Pence.

US Capitol Police officer has died following pro-Trump riot  —  (CNN)A US Capitol Police officer has died from events stemming from Wednesday's riot at the Capitol, three sources confirm to CNN, in which a mob of President Donald Trump's supporters stormed the building to stop the counting …

Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley's Book  —  The publisher faced calls to drop the Missouri Republican's upcoming book, “The Tyranny of Big Tech,” following criticism of his efforts to overturn the presidential election.  —  Simon & Schuster said on Thursday that it would cancel …

Trump's remarks before Capitol riot may be investigated, acting D.C. U.S. attorney says  —  The top federal prosecutor in Washington D.C. said Thursday that President Trump was not off limits in his investigation of the events surrounding Wednesday's riot at the U.S. Capitol, saying “all actors” …

Now It Can Be Told: How Neil Sheehan Got the Pentagon Papers  —  It was a story he had chosen not to tell — until 2015, when he sat for a four-hour interview, promised that this account would not be published while he was alive.  —  There was one story Neil Sheehan chose not to tell.

Trump Fur-Ever: Costumed Capitol Rioter Is Son Of Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge  —  The politically-connected son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court Judge was among the band of Trump-supporting marauders who ransacked the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday.  —  Dressed in fur pelts and a bullet proof vest …

Trump Prepares Pardon List for Aides and Family, and Maybe Himself  — White House staff, family members may get preemptive pardons  — Legal power to pardon self isn't clear in Constitution  —  President Donald Trump has prepared a sweeping list of individuals he's hoping to pardon …

Project Veritas Leader Overheard on Amtrak Talking Strategy  — Maskless O'Keefe mulls firing staff who won't come to office  — Group known for undercover videos meant to embarrass targets  —  James O'Keefe is the face and chief executive officer of the activist organization known as Project Veritas.

A Facial Recognition Company Says That Viral Washington Times “Antifa” Story Is False  —  Matt Gaetz had cited the story in Congress as supposed evidence that antifa was involved in the Capitol assault.  But the company says it's “outright false.”  —  Copy

Madness on Capitol Hill  —  Part insurrection, part happy hour, Trump supporters lost their minds, and I watched a man urinate on the Capitol steps.  The nation, ashamed, was left to mourn.  —  It was 5pm when the explosions started, one after another, washing the crowd of Donald Trump supporters in plumes of tear gas.

Trump attorney ends four lawsuits challenging Georgia's election  —  President Donald Trump has ended his court challenges to try to reverse his loss to Joe Biden in Georgia.  —  An attorney for Trump filed notice in court Thursday that he is voluntarily dismissing four lawsuits making …

Republican Kelly Loeffler concedes defeat to Raphael Warnock  —  U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler conceded defeat on Thursday to Raphael Warnock and formally ended her campaign against the Democrat, who will become the first Black senator in Georgia history when he takes office this month …

Threats that will outlast Donald Trump exposed in siege of Capitol: The Note  —  Until Wednesday, there seemed to be little cost to Republicans indulging Trump.  —  What events at the Capitol could mean for Trump's presidency  —  ABC News political contributor Chris Christie discusses …