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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Many Bay Area lawmakers were inside the U.S. Capital building when people stormed in on Wednesday. Some of them described what they saw and heard. "Then they were pounding on the door so they told us to lie down in the marble floors which we did and then there was a shot that I heard," California District 14 Congresswoman Jackie Speier describing the moment when people stormed into the U.S. Capital building Wednesday. Speier says she quickly learned that there are gas mas...

President Donald Trump has falsely insisted that the election was marred by fraud and that he actually won.

Sentator Lummis took to Twitter this afternoon to respond to the attack on the Capitol, and noted that An attack on the Capitol is an attack on democracy.

That’s according to two officials familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak publicly.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Many Bay Area lawmakers were inside the U.S. Capital building when people stormed in on Wednesday. Some of them described what they saw and heard. "Then they were pounding on the door so they told us to lie down in the marble floors which we did and then there was a shot that I heard," California District 14 Congresswoman Jackie Speier describing the moment when people stormed into the U.S. Capital building Wednesday. Speier says she quickly learned that there are gas mas...

4:23 Amid the ongoing pandemic and threats by far-right protesters to "occupy" the Capitol, Washington lawmakers will convene Monday for what will ultimately be a mostly remote 2021 session with a focus on the ongoing response to COVID-19, police reform, addressing climate change and writing a two-year state budget. Democrats have solid majorities in both the House and Senate and will set the agenda for the 105-day session. They’re also writing the rules for how the unusual session will unfol...

Party has already surrendered in the war on christmas. but the beautiful metaphor here is that the republican partys holiday party is being hosted by the chamber of commerce. the biggest lobbyist for corporations in the whole country is hosting the republicans holiday party. that is a triumph of metaphor. but i see your triumph of metaphor and raise it. these protesters outside. as part of the week-long tame back the capitol protests, 99 percenter protesters showed up at the chamber of commerce ...

As you can see, the republican party has already surrendered in the war on christmas. but the beautiful metaphor here is that the republican partys holiday party is being hosted by the chamber of commerce. the biggest lobbyist for corporations in the whole country is hosting the republicans holiday party. that is a triumph of metaphor. but i see your triumph of metaphor and raise it. these protesters outside. as part of the week-long tame back the capitol protests, 99 percenter protesters showed...

Party has already surrendered in the war on christmas. but the beautiful metaphor here is that the republican partys holiday party is being hosted by the chamber of commerce. the biggest lobbyist for corporations in the whole country is hosting the republicans holiday party. that is a triumph of metaphor. but i see your triumph of metaphor and raise it. these protesters outside. as part of the week-long tame back the capitol protests, 99 percenter protesters showed up at the chamber of commerce ...