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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Twitter, Facebook temporarily muzzle Trump’s accounts after Capitol violence
In an unprecedented step, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol
Stunning scenes of President Trump's supporters storming the Capitol played out in searing fashion on national television.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Maine historians see unprecedented event in storming of U.S. Capitol
The breach of the Capitol building by pro-Trump extremists is more in line with coups that have occurred in other, less stable countries.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
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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PublishedJanuary 6, 2021
Four people die as mob incited by Trump storms Capitol in attempt to stop confirmation of Biden’s election
The rioters sent members of Congress scrambling to crouch under desks while police futilely tried to barricade the building, in one of the most jarring scenes ever in a seat of American political power.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2021
Dividing party, Trump’s Republican allies poised to challenge Biden’s win
The president sees Wednesday's joint session of Congress as one of his final attempts to overturn his loss, even though there is no credible path for that to happen.
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PublishedJanuary 4, 2021
D.C. mayor calls in National Guard before pro-Trump protests
A pro-Trump rally in December ended in violence as hundreds of Trump supporters sought out confrontations with a collective of local activists attempting to bar them from Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.
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