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The mayor of Washington, D.C., has ordered a curfew in the nation s capital beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday after protestors seeking to overturn the election results stormed the U.S. Capitol building.
Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the order as protestors supporting President Donald Trump breached the Capitol, where lawmakers were meeting to formally count the electors that will make Joe Biden president on Jan. 20.
The order extends through 6 a.m. Thursday.
The skirmishes came shortly after Trump addressed thousands of his supporters, riling up the crowd with his baseless claims of election fraud.
Protesting supporters of President Donald Trump have breached the U.S. Capitol.
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The details of a follow-up COVID relief package passed by Congress would very much be impacted by who controls the Senate
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The details of a follow-up COVID relief package passed by Congress would very much be impacted by who controls the Senate
One of the earliest consequences of a Democrat-controlled Senate is likely to be eligible Americans getting $2,000 in coronavirus aid – up from the current $600. The higher number is generally supported by Democrats on Capitol Hill as well U.S. President Donald Trump. But enough Republicans in the Senate – including former Majority Leader Mitch McConnell – were against it so it never got a vote as the 116th Congress wound down last week (the 117th Congress convened on Monday). The details of a follow-up COVID
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