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AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false claims, fuel on a day of chaos

January 6, 2021 7:04 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pressed his hopeless case for overturning the election to a crowd of supporters Wednesday, fueling the…

First lady’s chief of staff and former WH press secretary resigns over violent protests

January 6, 2021 6:54 PM CNN

Stephanie Grisham, the former White House communications director and press secretary and current chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump,…

Facebook joins Twitter in blocking Trump from posting following the storming of the U.S. Capitol by his supporters

January 6, 2021 6:54 PM Associated Press

MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — In an unprecedented step, Twitter and Facebook on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump after he…

GOP Sens. Loeffler, Daines, Braun shift, say they won’t object to Biden electors after pro-Trump attack on Capitol

January 6, 2021 6:48 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Republican senators have reversed course and now say they won’t object to congressional certification of…

Trump should be removed from office to preserve democracy, business leaders say

January 6, 2021 6:42 PM CNN

The National Association of Manufacturers, one of the most influential business groups in the US, called on Vice President Mike Pence Wednesday to…

GOP congresswoman to no longer challenge Biden’s win after US Capitol breach

January 6, 2021 6:40 PM CNN

GOP Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced Wednesday evening that she will reverse her position on challenging President-elect Joe Biden’s…

Obama, Bush and Clinton deride US Capitol breach in pointed statements

January 6, 2021 6:33 PM CNN

Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton derided the rioters who forced an evacuation of the House and Senate chambers of the…

Warnock’s and Ossoff’s wins signal hope and real change for some Black residents in Georgia

January 6, 2021 6:26 PM CNN

As a fellow Morehouse College graduate, Patrick Delisser feels inspired by Rev. Raphael Warnock’s historic Senate victory. Delisser, a…

McConnell decries ‘attempted insurrection’ as Congress resumes electoral count

January 6, 2021 6:13 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress “will not be deterred” in confirming the results of the presidential…

Senate resumes debating GOP challenge to Biden election, 6 hours after pro-Trump mob forced lawmakers to flee Capitol

January 6, 2021 6:11 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has resumed debating the Republican challenge against Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory, more than…

Congress set to restart electoral count Wednesday night after mob stormed Capitol

January 6, 2021 6:11 PM CNN

Congress is set to resume its certification of the Electoral College votes just after 8 p.m. ET Wednesday evening after the process of declaring…

Romney: ‘What happened here today was an insurrection, incited by the President’

January 6, 2021 5:46 PM CNN

Republican Sen. Mitt Romney, who has condemned GOP attempts to subvert the will of the voters in the presidential election, lambasted President…

First lady’s chief of staff and former White House press secretary resigns after violent protests

January 6, 2021 5:42 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff and press secretary for first lady Melania Trump, has resigned following violent protests at…

George W. Bush derides U.S. Capitol breach as ‘sickening and heartbreaking’

January 6, 2021 5:21 PM CNN

HOUSTON, Texas — Republican former President George W. Bush derided the rioters who forced a shutdown of the House and Senate chambers of the…

Twitter for 1st time locks Trump’s account, demands he remove tweets excusing violence, threatens ‘permanent suspension’

January 6, 2021 5:15 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Twitter said Wednesday it has locked President Donald Trump’s account for 12 hours, and warned for the first time that it…

Trump incites mob in violent end to presidency

January 6, 2021 5:01 PM CNN

Three years, 11 months and 17 days after President Donald Trump warned from the West Front of the US Capitol that “American carnage stops right…

Dozens of pro-Trump supporters remain on streets of nation’s capital in defiance of curfew

January 6, 2021 4:45 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON, DC — Dozens of pro-Trump protesters remain on the streets of the nation’s capital in defiance of the curfew imposed after rioters…

Hill leaders push to restart electoral count Wednesday night after mob stormed Capitol

January 6, 2021 4:42 PM CNN

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Wednesday that Congress would resume the certification of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday after rioters…

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube take action on Trump’s posts amid riots at the US Capitol

January 6, 2021 4:42 PM CNN

Facebook, Twitter and YouTube took action on President Donald Trump’s posts Wednesday in the wake of riots at the US Capitol from his…

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

January 6, 2021 4:34 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Congress will resume the Electoral College proceedings once the Capitol is cleared of pro-Donald…

Trump tells rioters to ‘go home’ while repeating election lies

January 6, 2021 4:21 PM CNN

Three years, 11 months and 17 days after President Donald Trump warned from the West Front of the US Capitol that “American carnage stops right…

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

January 6, 2021 4:20 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen says the violent pro-Trump protest at the U.S. Capitol was an “intolerable attack on a…

US Capitol secured after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win

January 6, 2021 4:08 PM CNN

The US Capitol is once again secured after supporters of President Donald Trump breached one of the most iconic American buildings, engulfing the…

Woman who was shot inside US Capitol during violent pro-Trump protest has died

January 6, 2021 4:04 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman who was shot inside the U.S. Capitol during the violent pro-Trump protest has died. That’s according to two officials…

Small pro-Trump protest in downtown El Paso; FBI, bridges report normal operations continue

January 6, 2021 3:58 PM Saul Saenz

EL PASO, Texas – A group calling itself “Stop the Steal” that’s aligned with the group of protesters in Washington held a peaceful protest in…

Electoral count interrupted with no clear plan for resuming as mob remains in the Capitol

January 6, 2021 3:53 PM CNN

Chaos unfolded at the US Capitol on Wednesday as rioters forced a shutdown of the House and Senate chambers, throwing into doubt when Congress would…

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

January 6, 2021 3:51 PM Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex “secure” after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent…

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

January 6, 2021 3:50 PM CNN

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday said the rioting at the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump amounted to an “unprecedented…

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

January 6, 2021 3:45 PM Texas Tribune

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Department of Public Safety closed the state Capitol and surrounding grounds Wednesday afternoon after supporters of…

Police clearing pro-Trump mob from US Capitol after rioters stormed halls of Congress

January 6, 2021 3:38 PM CNN

Police are clearing supporters of President Donald Trump from the US Capitol after they breached one of the most iconic American buildings, engulfing…