The House voted 303-121 to reject the objection to Arizona's election results. The House will send a message to the Senate sharing their decision and the two groups will reconvene in the joint session.
The NewsHour's Amna Nawaz tells Judy Woodruff that "several steps should have been taken, I'm told by law enforcement officials, to prevent" the violent storming of the U.S. Capitol.
The Senate has overwhelmingly turned aside a challenge to President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in Arizona, guaranteeing the result will stand.
Sen. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., gave a speech on the Senate floor tonight in which defended the right for his colleagues to object to the results of the presidential election, but said he didn't agree with them and believed it was…
"The united states senate will not be intimidated," McConnell said. "We will not be kept out of this chamber by thugs, mobs or threats. We will not bow to lawlessness or intimidation. We are back at our posts. We will…
Former President Barack Obama said the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday is "a moment of great dishonor and shame" for the United States, but not a surprise.
PBS Newshour correspondent Lisa Desjardins was inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 as a pro-Trump mob breached the building.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., said in a statement that after today's protests in the Capitol turned violent, she has decided she will "vote to uphold the Electoral College results" and is encouraging President Donald Trump to "condemn and put…
Former President George W. Bush says he and his wife, Laura, are sickened and heartbroken over the “mayhem” in Washington and have watched in “disbelief and dismay” as events unfolded.
Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex “secure” after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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