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Newhouse to retire from Congress
WASHINGTON D.C. — Fourth District Representative Dan Newhouse has announced he will not seek reelection to the US …
Acting attorney general says violent protest at US Capitol was ‘intolerable attack on a fundamental institution’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting attorney general says violent protest at US Capitol was ‘intolerable attack on a fundamental institution’.
'Protesters are in the building': US Capitol under siege
WASHINGTON (AP) — The crowd pushed past the police barricades, up the steps to the iron doors and in what seemed like no time at all, hoisted a Trump flag from the U.S. Capitol.
Reaction from leaders pours in after mob breaks into Capitol
A mob of violent protesters made its way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, forcing police to evacuate lawmakers and delaying the constitutional process to affirm Joe Biden’s victory in the November election. Some…
Capitol has seen violence over 220 years, but not like this
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 demo…
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AP source: Woman who was shot inside US Capitol during violent pro-Trump protest has died
WASHINGTON (AP) — AP source: Woman who was shot inside US Capitol during violent pro-Trump protest has died.
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Trump supporters storm US Capitol, lawmakers evacuated
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Mexico recovers bodies of 53 bodies of migrants in 2020
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government said Wednesday it recovered 53 bodies of migrants from several countries in 2020 who drowned or died of other causes in Mexico.
The Latest: Capitol complex secure after violent occupation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ tally of the
Police use tear gas and percussion grenades to begin clearing protesters from US Capitol grounds ahead of DC curfew
WASHINGTON (AP) — Police use tear gas and percussion grenades to begin clearing protesters from US Capitol grounds ahead of DC curfew.
The Latest: Georgia governor calls riot in DC a 'disgrace'
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Officials declare Capitol 'secure' nearly 4 hours after violent pro-Trump occupiers disrupted electoral count
WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials declare Capitol 'secure' nearly 4 hours after violent pro-Trump occupiers disrupted electoral count.
Ossoff seals Democrats' sweep; will be youngest US senator
ATLANTA (AP) — As a teenager, Jon Ossoff was inspired by the pivotal role John Lewis played in the fight for racial equality when the civil rights icon was in his early 20s.
Pence defies Trump and says he can't reject electoral votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defying President Donald Trump, Vice President Mike Pence acknowledged Wednesday he does not have the power to throw out the electoral votes that will make Democrat Joe Biden the next president in…