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Congress to resume counting of electoral votes Wednesday evening after Capitol cleared of pro-Trump occupiers

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will resume the Electoral College proceedings once the Capitol is cleared of pro-Donald Trump protesters and safe for use. Pelosi said she made the decision Wednesday in consultation with the Pentagon, the Justice Department and the vice president, who will preside. She noted the day would

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Manifestantes pro-Trump irrumpen en el Capitolio de EE.UU: esto es lo que sabemos hasta ahora

(CNN) –– Manifestantes pro-Trump irrumpieron en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos este miércoles, mientras miembros del Congreso se reunían para certificar los resultados del Colegio Electoral sobre las elecciones presidenciales de 2020. Un video desde el interior del Congreso mostró a los partidarios de Trump marchando por el Statuary Hall. La Policía del Capitolio solicitó

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«La violencia debe detenerse ahora»: las reacciones a la irrupción en el Capitolio de Estados Unidos

(CNN) –– En medio de la escena caótica, en la que agitadores ingresaron al edificio del Capitolio de Estados Unidos, líderes y políticos empezaron a reaccionar a los hechos. Jake Tapper, de CNN, informó que legisladores enviaron mensajes de texto diciendo que estaban «atónitos» por los hechos. LEE: Manifestantes armados ingresan al Capitolio de EE.UU.

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Acting attorney general says violent protest at US Capitol was ‘intolerable attack on a fundamental institution’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen says the violent pro-Trump protest at the U.S. Capitol was an “intolerable attack on a fundamental institution” of democracy. Rosen said Wednesday that the Justice Department has been working with U.S. Capitol Police and other federal law enforcement agencies to secure the Capitol. He says hundreds of

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Officials declare Capitol ‘secure’ nearly 4 hours after violent pro-Trump occupiers disrupted electoral count

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex “secure” after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump. An announcement saying “the Capitol is secure” rang out Wednesday evening inside a secure location for officials of the House. Lawmakers applauded. The occupation interrupted Congress’

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Biden says US democracy under ‘unprecedented assault’ and calls on Trump to ‘demand an end to this siege’

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday said the rioting at the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump amounted to an “unprecedented assault” on US democracy, and called for Trump to immediately go on national television and demand an end to the “siege.” “At this hour, our democracy’s under unprecedented assault, unlike anything we’ve seen

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Texas shuts down state Capitol in wake of D.C. unrest by Trump supporters

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety closed the state Capitol and surrounding grounds Wednesday afternoon after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., during the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. An official with the law enforcement agency confirmed the move in a statement to The Texas

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Police use tear gas and percussion grenades to begin clearing protesters from US Capitol grounds ahead of DC curfew

WASHINGTON (AP) — Police are using tear gas and percussion grenades to begin clearing pro-Trump protesters from the grounds of the U.S. Capitol ahead of a curfew in Washington. Police donned gas masks as they moved in Wednesday evening with force to clear protesters from the Capitol grounds shortly before a curfew took hold. In

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