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 Photos: Scenes from the Capitol during the breach By Dan Cooney, Bella Isaacs-Thomas Photographers captured the moment when some of the violent protesters got inside the U.S. Senate chamber and took a seat at the presiding officer’s chair, where Vice President Mike Pence was sitting earlier this afternoon. Continue reading
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 Capitol has seen violence over 220 years, but not like this By Jerry Schwartz, Associated Press In more than 220 years, the U.S. Capitol had seen nothing like it: a roiling mob, forcing its way past its majestic marble columns, disrupting the passage of power, desecrating the seat of the world's greatest democracy. Continue reading
Jan 06 Woman shot inside Capitol during riot has died By Associated Press The Metropolitan Police Department said it was taking the lead on the shooting investigation. Police did not immediately provide details about the circumstances of the shooting. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 11:27 Can a 50-50 Senate work in a fractured political environment? Even for veterans of Capitol Hill Wednesday was a day like no other. As an angry mob broke into the Capitol Democrats in Georgia captured both runoff elections, creating a 50-50 split in the Senate. Mississippi Republican Trent Lott and… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 11:56 Georgia Sen.-elect Raphael Warnock on leading in a divided nation As protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, the newest senator-elect was watching from his home in Georgia, just hours after being declared the winner in Tuesday's runoff election. Raphael Warnock is also the pastor of the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church… Continue watching