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• Lincoln Project adds to impeachment calls

  06-01-2021 23:54 via thehill.com
  
  The Lincoln Project joined the calls for President Trump’s impeachment on Wednesday as pro-Trump rioters overtook the Capitol building.The anti-Trump GOP group labeled the violence at the Capitol as “the direct responsibility of Donald Trump...
  
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• Liz Cheney: Trump response to Capitol mob 'he caused' is 'completely inadequate'

  06-01-2021 23:21 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 House Republican, tore into President Trump over his response to Wednesday riots in and around the Capitol that delayed Congress’s certification of the Electoral College results. Cheney, who has frequently...
  
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• Cori Bush introduces legislation to sanction, remove all House members who supported election challenges

  06-01-2021 23:15 via thehill.com
  
  Incoming Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-Mo.) has introduced a resolution to have the Republican members of the House who supported contesting battleground states' electors in Wednesday's joint session of Congress be investigated and potentially removed...
  
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• Democratic lawmakers call for Pence to invoke 25th Amendment, remove Trump from office

  06-01-2021 23:01 via thehill.com
  
  Democratic lawmakers called on Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment on Wednesday and remove President Trump from office, blaming the president for inciting the rioters that violently breached the Capitol building."Dear @VP @Mike_Pence:...
  
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• Twitter, YouTube limit spread of Trump video addressing riots

  06-01-2021 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  Twitter and YouTube took action to limit the spread of President Trump’s video remarks Wednesday, citing policies about the spread of violence and disputed claims about the election, respectively.Trump in the video urged his supporters who...
  
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• Twitter flags, limits interactions with Trump's tweet addressing riots

  06-01-2021 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  Twitter on Wednesday flagged President Trump's tweeted video and prevented it from being shared “due to a risk of violence.”Trump in the video urged his supporters who forced their way into the Capitol to go home, but repeated...
  
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• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube remove Trump video on Capitol riots

  06-01-2021 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  Social media giants took action Wednesday to remove President Trump’s video remarks about riots at the Capitol, citing policies about the spread of violence and disputed claims on the election.Trump in the video urged his supporters&...
  
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• Facebook, Twitter, YouTube limit spread of Trump video on Capitol riots

  06-01-2021 22:57 via thehill.com
  
  Social media giants took action Wednesday to limit the spread of President Trump’s video remarks about riots at the Capitol, citing policies about the spread of violence and disputed claims on the election.Trump in the video urged his...
  
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• Carter Center calls on Capitol protestors to disband: 'Support a peaceful transition'

  06-01-2021 22:46 via thehill.com
  
  The Carter Center, the nonprofit founded by former President Jimmy Carter and his wife Rosalynn, on Wednesday called on the rioters that stormed the U.S. Capitol to disperse and “support a peaceful transition.”“While The Carter Center supports...
  
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• Biden condemns 'insurrection' at Capitol, demands response from Trump

  06-01-2021 22:42 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday forcefully condemned the violence in the nation’s capital as “insurrection” and called on President Trump to demand an end to the “siege.” In remarks after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S....
  
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• Biden calls violence at Capitol 'insurrection,' demands response from Trump

  06-01-2021 22:42 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday forcefully condemned the violence in the nation’s capital as “insurrection” and called on President Trump to demand an end to the “siege.” In remarks after a mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed the U.S....
  
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• Trump tells rioters to 'go home' while stoking election fury

  06-01-2021 22:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters who laid siege to the Capitol to “go home in peace,” hours after they first forced their way into the building. In a one-minute taped video released on social media, Trump urged his supporters...
  
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• Trump tells rioters 'go home,' repeats claims that election 'fraudulent'

  06-01-2021 22:27 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Wednesday urged his supporters who laid siege to the Capitol to “go home in peace,” hours after they first forced their way into the building. In a one-minute taped video released on social media, Trump urged his supporters...
  
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• GOP lawmaker on protesters storming Capitol: 'I have not seen anything like this since I deployed to Iraq'

  06-01-2021 22:15 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.), one of a small group of House Republicans who announced they would not challenge the presidential election results, commented on the supporters of President Trump storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday,...
  
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• Pelosi's office vandalized after Trump supporters storm Capitol

  06-01-2021 22:06 via thehill.com
  
  Supporters of President Trump vandalized Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) office on Wednesday after storming the Capitol in protest of the certification of the Electoral College results.A member of the mob was photographed sitting at a desk in...
  
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• Pelosi's office vandalized after pro-Trump rioters storm Capitol

  06-01-2021 22:06 via thehill.com
  
  Supporters of President Trump vandalized Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-Calif.) office on Wednesday after storming the Capitol in protest of the certification of the Electoral College results.A member of the mob was photographed sitting at a desk in...
  
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• NATO Secretary General: 'The outcome of this democratic election must be respected'

  06-01-2021 22:05 via thehill.com
  
  Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), called for the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election to be "respected" as pro-Trump rioters stormed through the Capitol building Wednesday."...
  
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• Kellyanne Conway calls for violent Capitol protesters to 'just STOP'

  06-01-2021 21:58 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House counselor Kellyanne Conway joined other Trump administration alumni and elected Republicans in calling for an end to the violent breach of the Capitol by crowds of Trump supporters.“STOP. Just STOP. Peace. Law and...
  
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• White House Says National Guard Going to Capitol - The National Herald

  06-01-2021 21:57
  
  White House Says National Guard Going to Capitol  The National Herald
  
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• Pence condemns Capitol violence, vows participants will be prosecuted

  06-01-2021 21:52 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Pence on Wednesday condemned protests inside the U.S. Capitol, which forced him to be evacuated from the Senate chamber earlier in the afternoon, and vowed those involved "will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.""The...
  
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• GOP leader describes Capitol chaos as 'un-American'

  06-01-2021 21:47 via thehill.com
  
  House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said the mob storming the Capitol is “un-American” and called on the protesters to stand down before more people get hurt.Speaking on a phone call with Fox News Channel from an undisclosed...
  
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• Ex-White House officials urge Trump to condemn violence at Capitol

  06-01-2021 21:32 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House officials on Wednesday called on President Trump to condemn violence at the U.S. Capitol, where his supporters stormed the complex after overwhelming police outside.The president issued a pair of tweets calling for calm...
  
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• Pro-Trump protesters overrun Capitol, forcing evacuation

  06-01-2021 21:25 via thehill.com
  
  A chaotic and violent scene unfolded at the Capitol on Wednesday as supporters of President Trump swarmed the building, forcing a lockdown and various confrontations with police.Vice President Pence and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), the Senate...
  
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• Pro-Trump mob overruns Capitol, forcing evacuation

  06-01-2021 21:25 via thehill.com
  
  A chaotic and violent scene unfolded at the Capitol on Wednesday as supporters of President Trump swarmed the building to protest the Electoral College vote, forcing a lockdown and various confrontations with police.Vice President Pence and Sen.&...
  
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• Guns drawn, tear gas deployed amid protests at Capitol

  06-01-2021 21:23 via thehill.com
  
  Law enforcement drew their firearms and deployed tear gas amid protests at the Capitol building Wednesday during Congress’s certification of the Electoral College results. Officers were seen with their weapons drawn inside the House chamber,...
  
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• Trump tells supporters to be 'peaceful' after they storm Capitol

  06-01-2021 21:04 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump urged his supporters to “stay peaceful” while throngs of pro-Trump demonstrators flooded to the U.S. Capitol and breached the complex on Wednesday afternoon.“Please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement. They are truly...
  
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• GOP lawmaker on violence at Capitol: 'This is a coup attempt'

  06-01-2021 20:59 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) condemned the violence at the Capitol on Wednesday, calling the demonstrations by President Trump's supporters “a coup attempt.”The GOP lawmaker, who has been vocal about his opposition to challenging the Electoral...
  
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• Democrats condemn 'lawlessness' amid Capitol chaos

  06-01-2021 20:49 via thehill.com
  
  Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday condemned ‘lawlessness’ as chaos erupted place around and in the Capitol as Congress attempted to meet to certify President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory. The Capitol Building was...
  
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• GOP lawmaker denounces protesters charging Capitol steps: 'This is not who we are'

  06-01-2021 20:48 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) denounced protesters seen clashing with police outside the Capitol on Wednesday as droves of pro-Trump demonstrators descend on Washington to challenge the presidential election results. “Just evacuated my office...
  
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• Trump attacks Pence as protesters force their way into Capitol

  06-01-2021 20:42 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump on Wednesday turned on his own vice president, bashing Mike Pence for declining to illegally overturn the result of the election just as pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol building."Mike Pence didn’t have the courage...
  
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• Pence no longer speaking at RNC meeting on Thursday

  06-01-2021 20:40 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Pence will no longer speak at a Republican National Committee (RNC) meeting in Florida on Thursday, according to a person familiar with the plans.Pence’s appearance at the party’s winter meeting in Amelia Island, Fla. was never...
  
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• Pence removed from Senate as protestors beach Capitol security

  06-01-2021 20:35 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Mike Pence was taken from the Senate chamber after protesters entered the Capitol to protest the results of President-elect Joe Biden's win.The House and Senate gaveled out of their debates on the Electoral College results as footage...
  
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• Pence removed from Senate as protesters breach Capitol security

  06-01-2021 20:35 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Pence was taken from the Senate chamber after protesters entered the Capitol to protest President-elect Joe Biden's win.The House and Senate gaveled out of their debates on the Electoral College results as footage showed protesters...
  
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• GOP lawmaker on Capitol protesters: 'I will not be deterred' by 'mob demand'

  06-01-2021 20:09 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) addressed pro-Trump protesters swarming the Capitol grounds during the certification of the Electoral College results Wednesday, saying he would “not be deterred” from affirming President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.“To those...
  
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• Capitol placed on lockdown, buildings evacuated amid protests

  06-01-2021 19:40 via thehill.com
  
  The U.S. Capitol Police on Wednesday locked down the Capitol building and evacuated multiple congressional buildings amid increasingly violent protests outside.Buildings being evacuated included the Library of Congress's Madison Building across from...
  
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• Trump puts pressure on Republicans, says he will 'never concede'

  06-01-2021 19:37 via thehill.com
  
  President Trump spent much of his final address before Congress formally certifies Joe Biden as the next president turning on his own party.  Digging in on his refusal to concede the presidential race, he said Republicans’ political...
  
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• READ: Pence's letter to Congress saying he won't reject election result

  06-01-2021 19:34 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Pence on Wednesday told Congress he will not block the certification of the Electoral College vote, likely removing the last obstacle to Joe Biden being certified the winner of the November presidential election."It is my...
  
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• GOP lawmakers object to Arizona Electoral College vote tally

  06-01-2021 19:30 via thehill.com
  
  Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) objected to recording his home state's Electoral College tally at a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, triggering a historic debate and votes in the House and Senate. After there were no objections to...
  
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• Pence tells Congress he lacks 'unilateral authority' to reject Electoral College votes

  06-01-2021 19:02 via thehill.com
  
  Vice President Pence, in a letter to Congress on Wednesday, said he does not believe he has the “unilateral authority” to reject electoral votes, dealing a final blow to President Trump’s push for Pence to overturn the election result.The letter...
  
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• Biden to name Merrick Garland for attorney general

  06-01-2021 18:22 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and a former Supreme Court nominee, as U.S. attorney general, according to a person familiar with the...
  
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• Biden taps Merrick Garland for attorney general: reports

  06-01-2021 18:22 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and a former Supreme Court nominee, as U.S. attorney general, according to multiple reports.Garland...
  
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• Biden renews call for new COVID-19 legislation after Georgia elections

  06-01-2021 17:52 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday renewed calls for new coronavirus relief legislation at the start of his administration following the Georgia Senate runoff races Tuesday.  The president-elect faces the possibility&...
  
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• Former White House official says Trump supporters harassing Romney 'beneath us as a country'

  06-01-2021 16:56 via thehill.com
  
  Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah took to Twitter Wednesday to criticize supporters of President Trump who heckled Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) while he was at the Salt Lake City airport. The group of supporters vocalized...
  
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• Biden to announce key State Department and national security posts: report

  06-01-2021 16:44 via thehill.com
  
  President-elect Joe Biden is filling out senior roles at the State Department and National Security Council, bringing former senior Obama administration officials back to government, according to reports.Supporters are welcoming the move as bringing...
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: Joint session set to debate Electoral College challenges

  06-01-2021 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  Jordan says it's unclear how many state totals to be challenged10:23 a.m.Roaming the halls of the Capitol Wednesday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a staunch Trump ally, said it remains unclear exactly how many state vote counts Republicans will...
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: Joint session debates Electoral College challenges

  06-01-2021 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  Congress convenes Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a joint session to record the Electoral College votes from November’s presidential election.Follow along with our live coverage.Electoral College votes arrive on House floor 1:10 p.m.Vice President Mike...
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: GOP objects to Arizona; McConnell rebukes efforts to overturn Electoral College

  06-01-2021 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  Congress convenes Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a joint session to record the Electoral College votes from November’s presidential election.Follow along with our live coverage.McConnell rebukes effort to overturn election results1:57 p.m.Senate Majority...
  
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• LIVE COVERAGE: GOP objects to Arizona at opening of joint session on Electoral College

  06-01-2021 16:00 via thehill.com
  
  Congress convenes Wednesday at 1 p.m. for a joint session to record the Electoral College votes from November’s presidential election.Follow along with our live coverage.GOP lawmakers object to Arizona vote tally1:16 p.m.Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)...
  
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• DOJ eyes undoing some protections for minorities: reports

  06-01-2021 15:05 via thehill.com
  
  The Department of Justice (DOJ) is aiming to roll back some protections for minorities under the Civil Rights Act, potentially impacting women, people with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ community, according to a draft proposal obtained by...
  
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• Comey argues Trump shouldn't be prosecuted after leaving Oval Office

  06-01-2021 13:45 via thehill.com
  
  James Comey, the former FBI director who has emerged as a critic of President Trump since his firing, writes in his new book that the commander in chief should not be prosecuted after leaving the White House despite any evidence against...
  
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