Trump’s acknowledgement came after a day of chaos and destruction on Capitol Hill as a mob of his supporters stormed the Capitol building.
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Twitter locks Trump’s account for 12 hours and warns he could be kicked off for good
Facebook follows, blocking the president’s account, for the first time, for 24 hours for what it said were two policy violations.
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As lawmakers wait for order to be restored, GOP asks Trump loyalists to abandon election challenge, sources say
As they wait out the Capitol siege in an undisclosed location, Republican leaders and members are pleading with Trump’s staunchest defenders to end their objection of the electoral college results.
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Biden urges restoration of decency after ‘assault’ on democracy
In a brief speech, the president-elect attempts to project calm and to say that a deeply divided country can still come together.
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Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Democrats Senate control
Their twin victories represented a striking shift in the state’s politics as the swelling number of diverse, college-educated voters flex their power in the heart of the Deep South.
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Trump tells supporters they’re ‘very special’ and to ‘go home’ after mob storms Capitol
Social media platforms remove the short video in which the president also spreads false claims about widespread election fraud.
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Pence defies Trump, says he can’t reject electoral votes
In the days before Wednesday’s joint session of Congress, Trump has pressured his vice president to toss electors from battleground states that voted for Joe Biden.
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Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
The pick will force Senate Republicans to contend with the nomination of someone they spurned in 2016.
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Warnock makes history in Georgia as makeup of U.S. Senate hangs in balance
Democrat Raphael Warnock has won 1 of Georgia’s 2 Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party’s reach.
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Unmasked Trump supporters descend on D.C. to protest election results
Throughout Tuesday, speakers repeated election conspiracy theories, closed their eyes to pray and shared discount codes for MyPillow, a company owned by a Trump ally.