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CNBC:
'I can't stay here' — Mick Mulvaney resigns from Trump administration, expects others to follow  — President Donald Trump's former chief of staff and current special envoy to Northern Ireland said Thursday that he's resigning from his diplomatic post.  — Mick Mulvaney told CNBC …
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Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Pledges an Orderly Transition to a Biden Presidency
Kyle Daly / Axios:
The Capitol siege's QAnon roots  —  Wednesday's assault on the U.S. Capitol was an appalling shock to most Americans, but to far-right true believers it was the culmination of a long-unfolding epic.  —  The big picture: A growing segment of the American far right, radicalized via social media …
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New York Times:
Capitol Breach Draws Sharp Condemnation of Law Enforcement
Discussion: Business Insider
Hugh Hewitt / Washington Post:   Trump has shown an incomprehensible indifference to mayhem
Richard Ruelas / Arizona Republic:
Longtime Arizona QAnon supporter in horned helmet joins storming of U.S. Capitol
BuzzFeed News:
The Rioters Who Took Over The Capitol Have Been Planning Online In The Open For Weeks
Niv Elis / The Hill:
Capitol Police face heat following mob breach
Discussion: Instapundit
Dave Gershgorn / OneZero:
Claims Antifa Embedded in Capitol Riots Come From a Deeply Unreliable Facial Recognition Company
Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
Aides weigh resignations, removal options as Trump rages against perceived betrayals  —  President Trump was decamped in the White House residence Wednesday night, raging about his perceived betrayals, as an array of top aides weighed resigning and some senior administration officials began conversations …
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Axios:
An isolated Trump bans Pence chief of staff from White House as other aides resign  —  President Trump enjoys the fervent support of tens of millions of Americans.  But his closest friends and paid White House officials — many of the Trumpiest Trumpers we know — are avoiding him like the plague.
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
“They're Being Told to Stay Away From Trump”: After a Day of Violence and 25th Amendment Chatter, Trump's Allies Are Jumping Ship  —  White House Counsel Pat Cipollone is reportedly warning West Wing staffers to avoid Trump for legal reasons, and even Stephen Miller thought Wednesday was atrocious.
Discussion: The Week and KVIA-TV
The Daily Beast:
Trump Aides Beg Top Officials to Stay After MAGA Mob Attack  —  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 President Donald Trump egged on a mob of his supporters …
Kate Bennett / CNN:
First lady's chief of staff and White House social secretary resign after violent protests
CNN:
Trump's deputy national security adviser resigns as other top officials consider quitting over Capitol riot
Randy Krehbiel / Tulsa World:
Inhofe: “I've never seen Mike Pence as angry as he was today”  —  U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe has been in Congress 34 years and in politics more than 50.  As mayor of Tulsa, he once had garbage dumped on his lawn by angry residents.  —  But it's unlikely anything matched what he experienced Wednesday …
New York Times:
Which Members of Congress Objected to Certifying Biden's Victory?  —  When a mob of President Trump's supporters stormed the Capitol building on Wednesday, they forced an emergency recess in the Congressional proceedings to officially certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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New York Times:
Lawmakers effectively end Republicans' effort to subvert the election in early-morning vote.  —  Congress rejected an attempt from Republicans to overturn the will of Pennsylvania voters early Thursday, effectively ending a final attempt from insurgents to turn a loss for President Trump in the state into a win.
Shawn McCreesh / New York Magazine:
What the MAGA Mob at the Capitol Had to Say for Itself
Discussion: DNyuz and Vox
New York Times:
Building Secured Hours Later; Washington Is Under Curfew
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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New York Times:
Trump Is to Blame for Capitol Attack
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 …
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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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 …
Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
He looted Speaker Pelosi's office, and then bragged about it.  —  Throughout the late afternoon, rioters repeatedly emerged from the Capitol bearing items that they had stolen.  A few carried “Area Closed” signs that they had grabbed and then stormed past.  But it was anything taken …
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5newsonline.com:   Man seen in viral photo in Nancy Pelosi's office is from Northwest Arkansas
Jim VandeHei / Axios:
Republicans enabled Trump.  Then, a few strangled him  —  It is an ironic, poetic ending to the raucous reign of Donald J. Trump: Enabled — and enabling — Republicans put the final knives in their beloved, besieged, beaten president.  —  The big picture: There are no heroes here …
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Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas:
Cotton Statement on Violence at Capitol
Discussion: Business Insider
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 …
Chris Marquette / Roll Call:
Capitol Police inability to secure seat of U.S. government raises serious questions  —  After a violent mob supporting President Donald Trump's undemocratic effort to overturn the Electoral College results terrorized the Capitol complex Wednesday, questions abound over how that mob breached the Capitol Police security posture.
 
 
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Anne Applebaum / The Atlantic:
What Trump and His Mob Taught the World About America
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New York Post:
Madness storms Capitol Hill: It's time for America's center to stand strong
Discussion: DNyuz
Joe Concha / The Hill:
Here's why Manchin, Romney and Collins are about to wield serious Senate power
Andrew Harnik / Politico:
‘Is this really happening?’: The Siege of Congress, Seen From the Inside
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