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New York Times:
Trump Is Said to Have Discussed Pardoning Himself — The discussions occurred in recent weeks, and it was not clear whether he has brought it up since he incited a mob of supporters to attack the Capitol. — President Trump has suggested to aides he wants to pardon himself in the final days …
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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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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 …
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Jim Acosta / CNN:
Trump pressured Pence to engineer a coup, then put the VP in danger, source says — (CNN)President Donald Trump and top White House officials did little to check in on Vice President Mike Pence while he and members of his family were inside the US Capitol when Trump-backed rioters stormed …
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Business Insider, The Hill, HotAir, National Review and The Mahablog
Politico:
Pence expected to attend Biden's inauguration — Vice President Mike Pence is expected to attend Joe Biden's presidential inauguration later this month after overseeing Wednesday's chaotic certification of the president-elect's Electoral College win. — Three sources close to Pence …
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CNN, Fox News, Washington Post, Sara A. Carter, Political Wire, New York Post and New York Magazine
Politico:
‘He screwed the country’: Trump loyalty disintegrates — It was, for many of President Donald Trump's own allies, the final straw. — What began as a rally intended to support Trump became a permanent and irreversible stain on his presidency Wednesday afternoon, as fans of the outgoing president stormed …
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Fox News, The Week, HotAir, New York Times and The Federalist
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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Kylie Atwood / CNN:
State Department political appointee fired by White House after tweeting Trump was unfit for office
State Department political appointee fired by White House after tweeting Trump was unfit for office
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Washington Examiner and KVIA-TV
Tom LoBianco / Business Insider:
SCOOP: Pence opposes 25th Amendment efforts to remove Trump following Capitol riot, VP advisors tell Insider
SCOOP: Pence opposes 25th Amendment efforts to remove Trump following Capitol riot, VP advisors tell Insider
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Lawfare:
Can Trump Be Stopped? — The hours since Wednesday afternoon have seen a tidal wave of calls …
Can Trump Be Stopped? — The hours since Wednesday afternoon have seen a tidal wave of calls …
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Associated Press:
The Latest: Mulvaney says he's quitting after Capitol riot
The Latest: Mulvaney says he's quitting after Capitol riot
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Bloomberg:
Calls for Impeachment, Trump's Ouster Spread: Congress Update
Calls for Impeachment, Trump's Ouster Spread: Congress Update
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The Hill, Common Dreams, IJR and Raw Story
Jordain Carney / The Hill:
Graham: Trump's legacy ‘tarnished,’ but not supportive yet of 25th Amendment
Graham: Trump's legacy ‘tarnished,’ but not supportive yet of 25th Amendment
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Politico:
Pelosi calls for Trump's immediate ouster after deadly riots
Pelosi calls for Trump's immediate ouster after deadly riots
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The Hill, Washington Examiner and CNN
Politico:
Top Dems sack Capitol security officials after deadly riot — Two top security officials in Congress were poised to lose their jobs over the embarrassing and deadly security breach of the Capitol by President Donald Trump's supporters. — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer …
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United States Capitol Police:
Statement of Steven Sund, Chief of Police, Regarding the Events of January 6, 2021 — United States Capitol Police (USCP) officers and our law enforcement partners responded valiantly when faced with thousands of individuals involved in violent riotous actions as they stormed the United States Capitol Building.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Democrats are drafting new impeachment articles. Inaction is increasingly untenable. — Some Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are circulating drafts of new articles of impeachment directed at President Trump for his role in inciting the violent mob assault on the Capitol, a Democratic aide tells me.
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Vox, Washington Examiner, Foreign Policy, POLITICUSUSA, The Constitutionalist and Washington Monthly
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Pelosi Says House May Seek Impeachment if Cabinet Doesn't Act — Elaine Chao, the transportation secretary, became the first cabinet official to announce she would resign after the siege at the Capitol. President-elect Joe Biden introduced his pick for attorney general, Merrick Garland …
Washington Post:
Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign
Live updates: Pelosi, Schumer call for Trump's removal; Transportation Secretary Chao to resign
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Reid Wilson / The Hill:
Transportation Secretary Chao resigns in protest
Transportation Secretary Chao resigns in protest
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National Review and Politico
Evie Fordham / Fox News:
Capitol rioters could face up to 10 years in prison under Trump monument executive order — Federal law enforcement officials are investigating and will bring charges against rioters — Capitol protests are ‘un-American’: Rep. Troy Nehls — Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen vowed …
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NBC Chicago, TheBlaze, The Hill, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, WHTM-TV, Metro.co.uk, CBS News and The Daily Dot
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Washington Post:
Woman fatally shot as pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol identified as Air Force veteran
Woman fatally shot as pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol identified as Air Force veteran
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Washington Examiner:
What we saw and heard on the ground during Capitol siege
What we saw and heard on the ground during Capitol siege
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Fox News and Talking Points Memo
Tony Messenger / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Danforth calls his support of Hawley the ‘worst mistake’ of his life … Former U.S. Sen. John C. Danforth saw a mob of rioters take over the Senate chamber where he had spent much of his professional life. The dean of the Missouri Republican Party was a member of the Senate between 1976 and 1995.
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The Hill and Missouri Independent
Jake Offenhartz / Gothamist:
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 …
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
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
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The Daily Beast:
Trump Whines to Advisers: Why Can't I Tweet?! — Once again, the president focused on what really mattered—Twitter and Facebook locking him out of his accounts. … Four people were dead. The Capitol was in shambles. Several members of his team had resigned. His allies were fast abandoning him.
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CNBC, The Guardian and Washington Post
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Devlin Barrett / Washington Post:
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” …
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Business Insider and New York Post
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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Jennifer Rubin / Washington Post:
A demagogue, a mob and the Sedition Caucus
A demagogue, a mob and the Sedition Caucus
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Washington Examiner, Vanity Fair and CBS News
Jon Swaine / Washington Post:
Man who posed at Pelosi desk said in Facebook post that he is prepared for violent death — Last Saturday, Richard Barnett of Gravette, Ark., criticized Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a Facebook post for using the description “white nationalist” as a “derogatory term.” — “I am white.
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Matthew Rosenberg / New York Times:
He looted Speaker Pelosi's office, and then bragged about it.
He looted Speaker Pelosi's office, and then bragged about it.
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Andrew McCormick / The Nation:
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.
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Politico:
Biden chooses Boston Mayor Walsh as Labor secretary — President-elect Joe Biden has picked Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, a former top union leader, to serve as his Labor secretary, according to four sources, ending a selection process that split the labor movement and stoked diversity concerns among Democrats.
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Janny Scott / New York Times:
Neil Sheehan, Reporter Who Obtained the Pentagon Papers, Dies at 84 — His extensive coverage of the Vietnam War also led to the book “A Bright Shining Lie,” which earned him a National Book Award and a Pulitzer Prize. — Neil Sheehan, the Vietnam War correspondent and Pulitzer Prize-winning author …
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New York Times:
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 …
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CNN, Vanity Fair, IJR and Spectator USA
ABC News:
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 …
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The Hill, Washington Examiner, RedState and The Federalist
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Marisa Schultz / Fox News:
Georgia wins put Schumer in control of Senate, Democrats in charge of committee agenda
Georgia wins put Schumer in control of Senate, Democrats in charge of committee agenda
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Washington Examiner and MIT Technology Review