We are closely monitoring the quickly unfolding situation in Washington, D.C., today. Here’s what we know. We will update this thread as we learn of major developments.
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U.S. Capitol Police have locked down all buildings within the U.S. Capitol complex due to rioters breaching the Capitol building and clashing with police over the Electoral College certification.https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/06/954028436/u-s-capitol-locked-down-amid-escalating-far-right-protests …
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The U.S. Capitol went into lockdown as lawmakers were conducting a formal tally of Electoral College votes — typically a ceremonial affair. Around 2 p.m. ET, both chambers went into recess as Capitol Police notified staff and members to shelter in place.https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/06/953443833/congress-electoral-college-tally-promises-more-acrimony-than-ceremony …
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House and Senate leadership are safe and in an undisclosed location, according to
@CNN.https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/congress-electoral-college-vote-count-2021/h_990b40006cde28d2ba21fdd1c23f63f6 …Show this thread -
We are currently monitoring the situation and will be curating reliable news sources throughout the day to help you monitor the situation. First up,
@cspan for live feeds from the U.S. Capitol: — https://www.c-span.org/video/?507745-1/protesters-breach-us-capitol-security … — https://www.c-span.org/video/?507663-1/joint-session-congress-counting-electoral-college-ballots …pic.twitter.com/lD9UajwyQx
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Secret Service and the Federal Protective Service will provide assistance to Capitol Hill Police, a Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told
@CBSNews. The president has also deployed the National Guard to protect the Capitol.https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/dc-protests-trump-supporters-clash-washington-capitol-police-live-updates/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&linkId=108595881#post-update-50155fb1 …Show this thread -
WATCH: President-elect Joe Biden is addressing the country from Wilmington, Del.https://www.npr.org/sections/congress-electoral-college-tally-live-updates/2021/01/06/954063529/watch-live-joe-biden-speaks-as-protesters-force-u-s-capitol-into-lockdown …
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We are tracking how the women of the 117th Congress are responding. Follow along in real-time: https://twitter.com/i/lists/1346927528162824193 …
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Capitol buildings in multiple states have shut down or increased security in response to the violence and chaos around Capitol Hill in Washington.https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/protesters-gather-outside-state-capitols-nationwide-chaos-sweeps-congress-n1253125 …
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President George W. Bush has issued a statement. “The violent assault on the Capitol — and disruption of a Constitutionally-mandated meeting of Congress — was undertaken by people whose passions have been inflamed by falsehoods…”https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1346955842243977216 …
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A woman who was shot inside the U.S. Capitol has died.https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2021/01/06/dc-protests-trump-rally-live-updates/ …
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Our curated list of D.C. reporters covering the siege of the U.S. Capitol. https://twitter.com/i/lists/1346953697410965504 …
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“This is on Donald Trump, period.” Members of “the squad” urge intervention, including calls for immediate impeachment and removal, after rioters mob the Capitol on Wednesday. New from
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Lawmakers will resume counting Electoral College votes on Wednesday. Speaker Pelosi said she reached that decision after a series of calls with the Pentagon, the Justice Department and VP Mike Pence. She made no mention of the president.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/us/politics/protesters-capitol-hill.html …
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President Barack Obama has issued a statement. “History will rightly remember today’s violence at the Capitol, incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly lie about the outcome of a lawful election, as a moment of great dishonor…”https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1346985976019574784 …
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Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff for first lady Melania Trump, submitted her resignation Wednesday afternoon, effective immediately, in the wake of the violent protests, a White House official says.https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/06/politics/stephanie-grisham-white-house-resign/index.html …
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Watch live: A joint session of Congress reconvenes Wednesday evening to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win.https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1eaKbnwWlDoKX …
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President Bill Clinton has issued a statement. “The match was lit by Donald Trump and his most ardent enablers, including many in Congress, to overturn the results of an election he lost.”https://twitter.com/cspan/status/1346981285923856387 …
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On the eve of her Georgia Senate special election runoff, Sen. Kelly Loeffler said she would support the objection to the Electoral College certification process. Tonight, she reversed that decision.https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1346996748959539206 …
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On Jan. 2, Sen. Marsha Blackburn said she could not “in good conscience turn a blind eye to the countless allegations of voter fraud” and would be objecting to the certification of Electoral College results. Tonight, she will vote in support.https://twitter.com/MarshaBlackburn/status/1347014657198977024 …
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Washington D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended the public emergency declared earlier today for a total of 15 days, through the end of President Trump’s term in office. https://twitter.com/MayorBowser/status/1347026775134662658 …pic.twitter.com/4D8tSM5Km6
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Sen. Cynthia Lummis reversed her decision to object the Electoral College results, and voted on Wednesday to certify the results in favor of President-elect Joe Biden.https://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/lummis-changes-course-votes-to-certify-election-results/article_e4441540-233a-5175-9a10-9de1237cb8f8.html …
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Four people died as supporters of President Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol. — One woman died after being shot by U.S. Capitol Police as the mob tried to break through a barricaded door in the Capitol — Three others died in “medical emergencies”https://apnews.com/article/ap-electoral-college-congress-7af85d3c702e070464d7713c42cf254a …
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In less than 36 hours, Sen. Kelly Loeffler said she would oppose certifying the presidential election, lost her own Senate race, returned to a Capitol in chaos and ultimately voted to recognize Joe Biden’s victory. New from
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The woman who was fatally shot as a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol was 35-year-old Ashli Babbitt, her former husband told
@washingtonpost. “She was never afraid to speak her mind and in a way this was her way of speaking her mind (going to the rally).”https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/01/07/ashli-babbitt-dead-capitol-riot/ …Show this thread -
Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao is resigning in the wake of the invasion of the Capitol building. Chao is the first Cabinet secretary to resign and is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Via
@Axios: https://www.axios.com/white-house-resignations-9e040faa-8058-40f0-a820-b24b65ad6cef.html …pic.twitter.com/8Rnla6VnoS
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@SecElaineChao’s resignation statement:https://twitter.com/SecElaineChao/status/1347250653802983431 …
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Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called for the removal of President Donald Trump from office either by invocation of the 25th Amendment by Vice President Mike Pence and a majority of the Cabinet members or impeachment.https://bit.ly/2LaBHkA
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“If the vice president or Cabinet do not act, the Congress may be prepared to move forward with impeachment,” Pelosi told reporters.https://bit.ly/2LaBHkA
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Lambda Legal, the Human Rights Campaign, the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Transgender Law Center are all calling for the immediate removal of President Donald Trump after Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol. “He is directly responsible.”https://bit.ly/2LxSAoZ
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First lady
@MichelleObama has issued a statement about Wednesday’s violent insurrection at the Capitol. “What if these rioters had looked like the folks who go to Ebenezer Baptist Church every Sunday? What would have been different?” (1/2)https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1347284244763127810 …
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Cont’d: “Seeing the gulf between the responses to yesterday’s riot and this summer’s peaceful protests and the larger movement for racial justice is so painful. It hurts.” (2/2)https://twitter.com/MichelleObama/status/1347284257551638529 …
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