Permanent suspension of @realDonaldTrump  —  After close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them — specifically how they are being received and interpreted on and off Twitter — we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence.

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski calls on President Trump to resign, questions her future as a Republican  —  U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski said Friday that Donald Trump should resign the presidency immediately and that if the Republican Party cannot separate itself from Trump, she isn't certain she has a future with the party.

Senior Trump Official: We Were Wrong, He's a ‘Fascist’  —  On Friday afternoon, 48 hours after the U.S. Capitol was stormed by violent insurrectionists encouraged by Donald Trump in an attempt to overthrow the government in protest of his election loss, a senior member of his administration spoke to me while he was driving to work.

They Were Out for Blood  —  I can't stop thinking about the zip-tie guys.  —  Amid the photos that flooded social media during Wednesday's riot at the Capitol—shirtless jokers in horned helmets, dudes pointing at their nuts, dumbasses carrying away souvenirs—the images of the zip-tie guys were quieter, less exuberant, more chilling.

McConnell memo outlines how Senate would conduct second trial for Trump if House impeaches  —  On the cusp of the second impeachment battle in just over a year, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is circulating a memo to Republican senators that outlines how a potential Senate trial …

Video shows fatal shooting of Ashli Babbitt in the Capitol  —  Two previously unreported video clips obtained by The Washington Post shed new light on the fatal shooting by police of Trump supporter and Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt as she and other rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.

As riot raged at Capitol, Trump tried to call senators to overturn election  —  Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump and his attorney Rudy Giuliani both mistakenly made calls to Republican Sen. Mike Lee as deadly riots were unfolding at the US Capitol earlier this week …

Trump allies reelected to lead RNC as party faces reckoning  —  Donald Trump will have two staunch allies atop the Republican National Committee as he enters his post-presidency, an illustration of the hold he retains over the party even as some GOP leaders desert him in the wake of Wednesday's riot at the Capitol.

West Virginia GOP state lawmaker who stormed US Capitol faces criminal charge  —  Washington (CNN)A West Virginia Republican state lawmaker who recorded himself storming the US Capitol during a deadly riot there earlier this week is facing a criminal charge, US officials announced Friday.

Man with foot up on desk in Pelosi's office at Capitol arrested  —  WASHINGTON — A man photographed casually sitting with his foot on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office at the U.S. Capitol while a pro-Trump mob rampaged the halls of Congress was arrested Friday, law enforcement officials said.

Hawley Faces Fierce Backlash From Colleagues, Donors After Capitol Riot  —  Missouri senator's objection to election results has drawn widespread condemnation, raising questions about his political future  —  WASHINGTON—In a secure room where stunned senators were hiding from an angry mob on Wednesday …

In unusual move, top Trump official rescinds cheery exit letter and resubmits a protest resignation  —  As Washington grapples with the historic assault on the Capitol this week, the calculus for how senior government officials want to memorialize the end of their tenure in the Trump administration …

Video clearly shows Rep. Mike Nearman helping right-wing demonstrators breach Oregon Capitol  —  Security video obtained by The Oregonian/OregonLive under a public records request clearly shows Rep. Mike Nearman, a Republican from Independence, open two doors to the Capitol during …

Police let most Capitol rioters walk away.  But cellphone data and videos could now lead to more arrests.  —  Think rioters walked away scot free?  Not so fast, say police with potent technology ready to name names.  —  Authorities looking to prosecute the mob of Trump supporters who overran …

Republican AGs group sent robocalls urging march to the Capitol  —  An arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association, a national group representing the top law enforcement officers in their states, sent out robocalls encouraging people to march to the U.S. Capitol the day before the building was stormed by a pro-Trump mob.

Tennessee House Speaker on FBI raid: Those subject to search warrants on ‘administrative leave’  —  Federal agents descended on multiple Tennessee Republican House members' homes and state offices on Friday, collecting evidence while executing search warrants.