JANUARY 7, 2021
The Ellipse was a deep sea of delusion. Thousands of President Donald Trump’s supporters drove or bused or flew from all corners of the United States to meet here, in the treeless space beside the White House, in their quest to overturn the results of the 2020 election with the help of congressional Republicans. “As I live...
JANUARY 7, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks to reporters a day after supporters of President Donald Trump occupied the Capitol, during a news conference in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021. - Erin Scott/Reuters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday called for the immediate removal of President Donald Trump following the breach...
JANUARY 7, 2021
FILE PHOTO: The flag of the U.S. State Department flies in Washington. - Reuters/JOSHUA ROBERTS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - A State Department adviser on Iran who expressed anger on Twitter over the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and said Trump "needs to go," was fired on Thursday, a U.S. official familiar with...
JANUARY 7, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congress formally certified President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, with lawmakers returning to finish the process hours after being rushed out as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol in a riot that resulted in one person being fatally shot by Capitol Police.
Vice President Mike Pence closed out the proceedings early Thursday morning, hours after...
JANUARY 6, 2021
Unhappy Donald Trump. - Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Plenty of former officials who served under President Donald Trump have blasted him on Wednesday after his supporters violently stormed the U.S. Capitol. Now, a current administration official has checked in with a blistering condemnation of his own.
In a statement posted to Twitter that might be more fitting...
JANUARY 6, 2021
Vice President Mike Pence and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., top center, arrive along with other senators for a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the electoral votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Latest on Congress’...
JANUARY 6, 2021
A protester sits in the Senate Chamber on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters have entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital. - Win McNamee/Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Wednesday started...
JANUARY 6, 2021
President Donald Trump speaks at the "Stop The Steal" Rally on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. - Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images
After violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, a growing number of Republican leaders told CNN that they believe Donald Trump should be removed from office before January 20. Four of them called...
JANUARY 6, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) arrives at the U.S. Capitol and walks to his office on Jan. 06, 2021. - Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was pleading with White House chief of staff Mark Meadows: President Donald Trump’s wild conspiracy theories about voter fraud — which threatened to depress Republican turnout — were...
JANUARY 6, 2021
Georgia Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock, right, and Jon Ossoff headline a drive-in voting rally on Dec. 28, 2020, in Stonecrest, Ga. - Jessica McGowan, Getty Images
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Democrats recaptured control of the U.S. Senate by winning both Georgia seats up for election Tuesday, giving the party complete control of Congress and President-elect Joe Biden...
