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.

An Air Force Combat Veteran Breached the Senate  —  As insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol this week, a few figures stood out.  One man, clad in a combat helmet, body armor, and other tactical gear, was among the group that made it to the inner reaches of the building.

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.

Resign, Senator Cruz.  Your lies cost lives.  —  Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is among a number of GOP lawmakers claiming without evidence that voter fraud was widespread during the November election.  (Eli Imadali/American-Statesman/TNS)  —  In Texas, we have our share of politicians …

SPD Officers in D.C. Referred to OPA  —  Today the Seattle Police Department was made aware that at least two of its officers were reportedly in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.  The Department fully supports all lawful expressions of First Amendment freedom of speech, but the violent mob …

A Palm Beach Proud Boy at the Putsch  —  Bobby Pickles, a purveyor of far-right T-shirts, joined the horde of balding dudes in dad jeans at the Capitol, because Donald Trump, he says, is “like punk rock.”  —  As federal law-enforcement officials consider investigating the President's role …

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.

Extremists intensify calls for violence ahead of Inauguration Day  —  (CNN)"Trump or war.  Today.  That simple."  —  “If you don't know how to shoot: You need to learn.  NOW.”  —  “we will storm the government buildings, kill cops, kill security guards, kill federal employees and agents, and demand a recount.”

FBI focuses on whether some Capitol rioters intended to harm lawmakers or take hostages  —  FBI agents are trying to determine whether some who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday intended to do more than cause havoc and disrupt the certification of President-elect Joe Biden's victory …

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 …

Steve Bannon's ‘War Room’ Channel Pulled From YouTube  —  The channel for Steve Bannon's “War Room” podcast was removed from YouTube Friday evening.  —  A YouTube spokesperson told TheWrap, “In accordance with our  —  strikes system, we have terminated Steve Bannon's channel 'War Room …

‘Reckless pandering’: Josh Hawley's woes grow as another major backer abandons him  —  The list of Missouri supporters abandoning U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley grew Friday, when a prominent early backer accused him of “an act of reckless pandering” by raising objections as electoral votes were counted.

In Capital, a G.O.P. Crisis.  At the R.N.C. Meeting, a Trump Celebration.  —  Party members at a gathering of the Republican National Committee endorsed President Trump as the man to lead the party forward, ignoring the turmoil in Washington.  —  AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — In Washington …

Video shows state lawmaker let in protesters to Oregon Capitol  —  PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Video released on Friday shows an Oregon state lawmaker allow in right-wing protesters to the Capitol building during a demonstration last month.  —  On Thursday, House Speaker Tina Kotek revealed state …

As Told To: The Pelosi Staffer Keith Stern on the Breach of the Capitol  —  “Ma'am, we've got to go.”  —  When one of the sergeant-at-arms staffers on the floor of the House of Representatives said that people were starting to move toward the Capitol, we didn't think much of it.  We've had plenty of protests.

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McCarthy and Scalise face internal dissension after Capitol riot  —  Some GOP House members are grumbling privately that their top two leaders badly mishandled this week's traumatic events on Capitol Hill.  —  While no one is calling on, from left, House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy …