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...
JANUARY 6, 2021
Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election. - Getty Images
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have taken down a video in which President Trump addressed his supporters as a mob of pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon. The sites said the video, in which Mr. Trump seemingly sympathized with...
JANUARY 6, 2021
Congressional staff members are evacuated Wednesday after rioters breached the U.S. Capitol, interrupting a joint congressional session to count the electoral college vote in Washington. (Amanda Voisard for TWP)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressional Democrats and some Republicans on Wednesday accused President Trump of inciting a coup after an angry mob of his supporters stormed the U.S....
JANUARY 6, 2021
The sergeant-at-arms, the top security official at the Capitol, announced that the building was secure, hours after a mob of Trump supporters stormed the building on Wednesday. - Anna Moneymaker/NY Times
Lawmakers will resume counting Electoral College votes on Wednesday, hours after a mob of Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol, Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California said as...
