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Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol as armed standoff takes place outside House chamber

January 6, 2021 2:22 PM CNN

Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol and one woman has been shot as one of the most iconic American buildings is…

McConnell delivers forceful rebuke of Trump-led electoral challenge

January 6, 2021 2:21 PM CNN

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday delivered a forceful rebuke of President Donald Trump’s baseless claims of widespread…

Democrat Jon Ossoff wins election to U.S. Senate from Georgia, beating incumbent Sen. David Perdue

January 6, 2021 2:17 PM Associated Press

Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has won his Senate runoff election. His victory gives Democrats control of the Senate for the opening of Democrat Joe…

Borderland congressional delegation tweets scenes of ‘chaos’ at U.S. Capitol

January 6, 2021 1:38 PM David Burge

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Members of the Borderland’s congressional delegation took to social media to describe the lockdown of the U.S. Capitol on…

Biden calls on Trump to ‘demand an end to this siege’ at U.S. Capitol

January 6, 2021 2:13 PM Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Delaware — President-elect Joe Biden has called the violent protests on the U.S. Capitol “an assault on the most sacred of American…

I can’t believe what I’m watching

January 6, 2021 2:01 PM CNN

There are only a handful of moments from history that I will never forget watching in real time as they unfolded — ones I know I’ll never…

Pence breaks with Trump on Electoral College role

January 6, 2021 1:51 PM CNN

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday publicly broke with President Donald Trump, the boss he’s served obsequiously for four years, saying he…

McConnell warns overruling voters ‘would damage our Republic forever’

January 6, 2021 1:10 PM CNN

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell broke with President Donald Trump on Wednesday to deliver a stark warning in opposition to efforts to overturn…

Pro-Trump protesters storm US Capitol as lawmakers gather to count electoral votes

January 6, 2021 12:47 PM CNN

Supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the US Capitol as lawmakers count the Electoral College votes certifying President-elect Joe…

Obama says John Lewis ‘smiling down’ on Georgia after election of state’s first Black senator

January 6, 2021 12:27 PM CNN

Former President Barack Obama on Wednesday said the late Rep. John Lewis is “smiling” down on Georgia after the historic election of the…

Capitol is on lockdown as pro-Trump demonstrators try to break into the building

January 6, 2021 12:19 PM CNN

The US Capitol is on lockdown amid a tense situation with demonstrators outside the building, according to Capitol police officers, as President…

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says overruling presidential election would ‘damage our republic forever’

January 6, 2021 11:41 AM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says overruling the presidential election would ‘damage our republic forever.’ The…

GOP challenges Arizona electoral votes, the first of several expected objections to Biden’s 2020 win

January 6, 2021 11:22 AM CNN

Congressional Republicans began a futile attempt Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s behalf to overturn the results of the November election…

Powerless to change result, Pence braces for Trump’s fury

January 6, 2021 11:06 AM CNN

Vice President Mike Pence enters the US Capitol on Wednesday for a date with history. He has told President Donald Trump, the boss he’s served…

GOP prepares to force futile votes challenging Biden’s 2020 win

January 6, 2021 10:55 AM CNN

Congressional Republicans are preparing a futile attempt Wednesday on President Donald Trump’s behalf to overturn the results of the November…

Biden to nominate former Obama Supreme Court pick Merrick Garland as attorney general

January 6, 2021 10:23 AM CNN

WASHINGTON, DC — President-elect Joe Biden has decided to nominate federal Judge Merrick Garland as U.S. attorney general, people familiar with…

Trump tells supporters at DC rally that Pence should overturn election

January 6, 2021 8:35 AM ABC News

WASHINGTON, DC — In his first tweet of Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump continued to pressure Vice President Mike Pence to overturn the…

Authorities on high alert as pro-Trump supporters flood DC to protest election

January 6, 2021 9:38 AM CNN

Hundreds of law enforcement officers have mobilized across Washington as thousands of supporters who refuse to accept President Donald Trump’s…

Warnock wins Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate comes down to Perdue-Ossoff race

January 6, 2021 9:06 AM CNN

The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN projected early…

Black Georgia voters’ high turnout helped solidify a historic win, organizers say

January 6, 2021 8:50 AM CNN

Black Georgia voters showed up in droves for the state’s pair of US Senate runoffs and voting rights groups say the high turnout plus…

George W. Bush will attend Biden’s inauguration; Jimmy Carter will not travel to ceremony

January 6, 2021 8:49 AM CNN

Former President George W. Bush will attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, and former President Jimmy Carter will not, their…

Biden to make final decision on attorney general, with new arguments for Yates and Garland

January 6, 2021 7:54 AM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden is poised to make a final decision in the coming days on his pick for attorney general, a choice that suddenly comes amid a…

Pennsylvania GOP state senators’ refusal to seat Democrat leads to chaotic ceremony

January 6, 2021 7:32 AM CNN

The Pennsylvania Senate’s swearing-in ceremony devolved into a chaotic scene on Tuesday when state GOP senators refused to seat a Democratic…

Warnock will make history as Georgia’s first Black senator

January 6, 2021 7:02 AM CNN

Rev. Raphael Warnock will make history when he becomes Georgia’s first Black senator and the first Black Democrat to represent a southern state…

The presidential electoral circus draws to an end in Congress

January 6, 2021 6:56 AM CNN

The fallout from Wednesday’s congressional session to count the 2020 electoral votes will echo for years to come. The state of the presidential…

Warnock wins Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate down to Perdue-Ossoff race

January 6, 2021 6:38 AM CNN

The Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, will be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN projected early…

How to watch Congress count the Electoral College votes

January 6, 2021 5:36 AM CNN

The House of Representatives and the Senate will convene in a joint session of Congress on Wednesday to count the Electoral College votes from the…

The ‘blue wave’ may have arrived after all

January 6, 2021 5:32 AM CNN

After the elections in November, Wall Street put predictions of a “blue wave” aside. Now, investors are once again reckoning with the…

Warnock makes history in winning Georgia runoff, CNN projects, as control of Senate down to Perdue-Ossoff race

January 6, 2021 3:13 AM CNN

Rev. Raphael Warnock, the senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, was elected on Tuesday to be the first Black senator from Georgia, CNN…

Most Georgia voters say Senate runoff elections conducted fairly, CNN exit poll shows

January 6, 2021 12:15 AM CNN

Most Georgia voters in the runoff elections that will determine control of the US Senate say they are confident that the votes will be counted…