"Today was a dark day in the history of the United States Capitol," Vice President Mike Pence, the president of the Senate, said as he resumed the session.
Fox News projects Jon Ossoff victory over incumbent David Perdue in the Georgia Senate runoff election.
As a Republican who began his volunteer activities in Georgia in the 1960 Richard Nixon-Henry Cabot Lodge presidential campaign (I was in high school and there was such a small Georgia GOP then that every volunteer was welcome) I think it is necessary to have the courage to face the depth and scale of Tuesday’s disaster in the two Senate runoff elections in Georgia won by Democrats.
Many Republicans will try to avoid the scale of Tuesday’s defeat, but that would be an enormous mistake.
"The Capitol is being cleared" after President Trump's supporters breached the building on Wednesday, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said, which means the Electoral College certification is on hold. Members of Congress, though, want to get back inside their chambers as soon as possible.Jeffries said the House and Senate will return "when it's safe," while two anonymous lawmakers told The Hill they expect the process to continue tonight, adding that "in the face of violence, it's even more important we get the count done."Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) hopes that's the plan. One of his aides told The Washington Post, he doesn't want to waste any time, but it's reportedly not just about efficiency. McConnell thinks going back to work will project strength after the chaos, two senior GOP officials told the Post.> BREAKING. Mob of Trump supporters swarm the media near the US Capitol. They yell what Trump freque
A chaotic protest aimed at thwarting a peaceful transfer of power forced lawmakers from the building and interrupted challenges to Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. Here's how it progressed through the day.