Jan 06 WATCH: Senate will not be intimidated by 'thugs, mobs or threats,' McConnell says By Associated Press Lawmakers were resuming the counting of electoral votes Wednesday evening after the Capitol was cleared of a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: 'Let's get back to work,' Pence urges Senate By Associated Press Pence made the remarks as the Senate resumed debating the Republican challenge against Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential election victory. Continue reading
Jan 06 Twitter suspends Trump amid Capitol violence By Barbara Ortutay, David Klepper, Associated Press In an unprecedented step, Twitter suspended the account of President Donald Trump for 12 hours Wednesday after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election and threatened him with a permanent ban. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Congress reconvenes to count electoral votes after pro-Trump mob breaches U.S. Capitol By Associated Press U.S. Congress members are expected to return to the Capitol and continue debating the 2020 presidential election results after being forced to evacuate after a mob of pro-Trump supporters broke into the building. Continue reading
Jan 06 Romney blames Trump for inciting violent 'insurrection' By Associated Press Romney, the GOP’s 2012 presidential nominee and a frequent critic of Trump's, said the violent breach of the Capitol on Wednesday was “due to a selfish man’s injured pride and the outrage of his supporters whom he has deliberately misinformed… Continue reading
Jan 06 Acting U.S. Attorney General says U.S. Capitol insurrection an 'intolerable attack' By Joshua Barajas 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. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 8:13 Mayhem erupts in the U.S. Capitol as Congress certifies electoral votes The nation on Wednesday witnessed a grave breach of its democratic traditions. For the first time in American history, supporters of the losing presidential candidate have forcibly disrupted the official counting of electoral votes. John Yang reports. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 12:48 Lawmakers continue vote count after violent incursion on Capitol Hill In a historic and tragic day, lawmakers returned late Wednesday to continue certifying electoral votes in the 2020 presidential election, a process that was disrupted by a chaotic scene, as protestors broke into the U.S. Capitol. One woman was fatally… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 5:22 Trump's false election claims are 'red meat' for extremist groups Hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, the president continued to make false claims about the election results. Mary McCord, former acting assistant attorney general for national security at the Department of Justice. She now teaches… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 2:54 Democrats capture control of the Senate with victories in Georgia By PBS NewsHour In the midst of the chaos at the Capitol, we saw a shift of power in the U.S. Senate after the vote in Georgia as Democrats won both runoff elections. William Brangham has the story. Continue watching