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Capitol Attack Leads Democrats to Demand That Trump Leave Office — The White House was propelled deeper into crisis as officials resigned in protest and prominent Republicans broke with the president after he incited a mob that assaulted Congress. — WASHINGTON — President Trump's …
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Donald Trump's Final Days — The best outcome would be for him to resign to spare the U.S. another impeachment fight. — By The Editorial Board — The lodestar of these columns is the U.S. Constitution. The document is the durable foundation protecting liberty, and this week it showed its virtue again.
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The Capitol Hill Building Rioters Included White Supremacists and Conspiracy Theorists — The mob that rampaged the halls of Congress included infamous white supremacists and conspiracy theorists. — WASHINGTON — There were infamous white nationalists and noted conspiracy theorists …
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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 …


Pompeo, Mnuchin among Cabinet secretaries who discussed 25th Amendment with staff, sources say — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were among the Cabinet secretaries who discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment to remove President Donald Trump, three sources told CNBC.
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After inciting mob attack, Trump retreats in rage. Then, grudgingly, he admits his loss. — President Trump spent more than 24 hours after he instigated a mob to violently storm the Capitol trying to escape reality. — Cloistered in the White House, Trump raged uncontrollably about perceived acts of betrayal.
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What Trump Meant By ‘Make Your Voices Heard’ — Convincing people they need to prevent a coup when no such coup exists is a recipe for violence. — 1 hr ago — The president of the United States incited a mob. It was a disgraceful, inexcusable, impeachable act.
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Six Republican lawmakers among rioters as police release photos of wanted — Suspects include Holocaust deniers, White supremacists, and conspiracy theorists — At least six Republican state legislators took part in events surrounding the storming of the US Capitol.
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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.
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Justice Department warns of national security fallout from Capitol Hill insurrection

‘Senate Being Locked Down’: Inside a Harrowing Day at the Capitol
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Invoke the 25th Amendment: Donald Trump forfeited his moral authority to stay in office
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A Capitol Police officer who was seriously injured Wednesday remains on life support.
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House Democrats eye quick impeachment vote if Pence rebuffs attempt to remove Trump from office
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Pence is said to oppose invoking 25th Amendment to strip Trump of his duties.

Trump Agrees to Orderly Transfer of Power to Biden After Capitol Riots
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Major Josh Hawley donor calls for him to be censured by the U.S. Senate — David Humphreys called Hawley an ‘an anti-democracy populist’ who provoked the D.C. riots — A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley's first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” …
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Hawley should resign. Silent enablers must now publicly condemn Trumpism. — Reassuring as condemnations might be from the likes of Gov. Mike Parson, Sen. Roy Blunt and Rep. Ann Wagner, they are much too little and come way too late. These Republican leaders, all having shared a spot …
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Coons calls on Cruz and Hawley to resign
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Simon & Schuster Cancels Plans for Senator Hawley's Book
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Danforth calls his support of Hawley the ‘worst mistake’ of his life
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Sen. Ted Cruz tells why he still opposed Biden's electoral win in ABC13 exclusive
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Trump staffers are worrying about their next job — As the U.S. Capitol was ransacked Wednesday, Trump administration officials watched in horror, fearful not only of the rioting their boss had inspired but of the residual damage that would fall on their careers.
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Tarnished by Trump: National security officials struggle to find new jobs
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Trump's political future in peril after Capitol attack, advisers say
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Under Pressure, Trump Condemns Violence at Capitol and Acknowledges Election Loss
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Top Trump advisers discuss need to resist dangerous, unlawful orders
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Pentagon put significant restrictions on D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests — The Pentagon placed significant restrictions on the D.C. Guard ahead of pro-Trump protests this week, putting the District's military force in a back-seat role ahead of events that resulted in an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
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What went wrong with the protection of the U.S. Capitol
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Trump should be criminally investigated
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Haley criticizes Trump over Capitol riot, election claims in RNC speech — Former U.N. ambassador Nikki Haley sharply criticized President Donald Trump over the Capitol riot and his behavior since the election, telling Republican National Committee members in a closed-door speech Thursday evening …
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Republicans warned this day would come. Then they forgot
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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.
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Sidney Powell Sued by Dominion for $1.3 Billion Over Vote-Fraud Claims — Former Trump campaign lawyer Sidney Powell was sued for defamation by the voting-machine company she repeatedly placed at the center of a vast and unfounded election conspiracy that she claimed switched votes to favor President-elect Joe Biden.


How President Trump misdialed Utah Sen. Mike Lee while the Capitol was under siege — Utah congressmen recount the chaos in the Capitol — With a mob of election protesters laying siege to the U.S. Capitol, Sen. Mike Lee had just ended a prayer with some of his colleagues in the Senate chamber when his cellphone rang.
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‘I Stepped Down Because I Saw Where This Was Heading’ — Alyssa Farah resigned in early December as White House communications director, a position she landed after a series of roles working under some of the most conservative figures in national politics: Vice President Mike Pence …
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Insurrection Demands Forceful Response — The politics of the mob don't matter. Government must preserve civic order. — Over the summer, as insurrection gripped the streets, I called to send in the troops if necessary to restore order. On Wednesday insurrectionists occupied the Capitol and disrupted the proceedings of Congress.


Brad Rukstales Of Inverness, Arrested At U.S. Capitol Riot, Apologizes And Expresses Embarrassment — INVERNESS, Ill. (CBS) — Bradley Rukstales was deep in protest at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon - and then riots broke out, and he ended up getting arrested.
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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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Justice Dept. Open to Pursuing Charges Against Trump in Inciting Riot
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