Jan 07 Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao resigns after Capitol violence By Associated Press In a statement Thursday, Chao, who is married to Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, said the violent attack on the Capitol “has deeply troubled me in a way that I simply cannot set aside.”… Continue reading
Jan 07 Trump says there will be an ‘orderly transition’ of power, acknowledges defeat By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump for the first time acknowledged his defeat in the Nov. 3 election and announced there would be an “orderly transition on January 20th” after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early Thursday certifying President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. Continue reading
Jan 06 4 people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol By Associated Press Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee said the dead on Wednesday included a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others who died in “medical emergencies.”… Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Romney says misinformation from Trump makes it difficult to convince voters of the truth By Associated Press The Utah senator said those who continue to support Trump’s “dangerous gambit” by objecting to the results of a legitimate, democratic election “will forever be seen as complicit in an unprecedented attack against our democracy.″… Continue reading
Jan 06 Police arrest 30 for violating Washington D.C. curfew after riot By Associated Press The curfew had been imposed after scores of supporters of President Donald Trump broke into the Capitol, halting the constitutional process of voting to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win. They were later forcibly removed from the Capitol. Continue reading
Jan 06 Loeffler: ‘I cannot now in good conscience object to’ electoral certification By Associated Press Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., said on the Senate floor tonight that she "fully intended to object to the certification of the electoral votes" when she arrived in Washington this morning, hours after losing a runoff election to Democrat Raphael Warnock. Continue reading
Jan 06 Some GOP senators no longer plan Biden objection after breach of U.S. Capitol By Associated Press Their change of heart came after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier Wednesday and interrupted their proceedings. One person was fatally shot. Continue reading
Jan 06 WATCH: Mob that stormed U.S. Capitol ‘cannot be called protesters,’ Schumer says By Associated Press Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump “bears a great deal of the blame” after a mob loyal to him stormed the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
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