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Live updates: Biden’s tone, flurry of orders underscore new day for U.S. By Vanessa Arredondo, Dominic Fracassa and Rita Beamish President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris and their new administration got to work in a nation besieged by a raging pandemic, economic calamity and deep political divisions. Biden signed 17 executive orders shortly after his swearing-in, dealing with the pandemic, climate change, immigration and other pressing issues that reflected the dra...

A police officer has been praised for his role steering an angry mob away from the Senate chambers during the deadly storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump last Wednesday.

AP Doug Jensen, a 41-year-old Des Moines resident, gestures to U.S. Capitol Police in the hallway outside of the Senate chamber at the Capitol in Washington last Wednesday, near the Ohio Clock. Of all of the harrowing images that photojournalists captured of the mob of pro-Trump extremists that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week, among the most iconic photos is that of an Iowan: 41-year-old Doug Jensen of Des Moines. Wearing a shirt emblazoned with a large Q representing the conspiracy theory ...

How a lone Capitol Police officer lured rioters away from the Senate chambers CNN 1/12/2021 By Scottie Andrew, CNN © Igor Bobic/Huffington Post Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman is seen herding protesters away from Senate Chambers on Wednesday, January 6. A US Capitol Police officer bounded up the stairs of the Capitol building, a growing mob of insurrectionists behind him. Using himself as "bait," he lured the rioters away from the entrance to the Senate chambers, wher...

Presidential Transition Highlights: House Says It Will Move Swiftly With Impeachment if Pence Won’t Act Last Updated Jan. 11, 2021, 5:23 p.m. ETJan. 11, 2021, 5:23 p.m. ET Democrats suggested they could charge President Trump with “high crimes and misdemeanors” by midweek for inciting a mob that attacked the Capitol. But top leaders want to avoid hamstringing the first days of Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s presidency with an all-consuming Senate trial. This briefing has ended. Follo...

Eugene Goodman: Police Officer Hailed as Hero for Diverting Rioters From Senate Chamber Slate 1/11/2021 Daniel Politi © Provided by Slate A mob of Trump supporters faced off with law enforcement inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images A Capitol Police officer is being hailed as a hero amid increasing evidence that he single-handedly steered an angry mob away from the Senate chambers during Wednesday’s riot at the U.S. Capitol by a group of President...

Inside a deadly siege: How a string of failures led to a dark day at the Capitol By Mark Mazzetti, Helene Cooper, Jennifer Steinhauer, Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Luke Broadwater New York Times,Updated January 10, 2021, 10:42 p.m. Email to a Friend Supporters of President Trump scaled a wall on the Senate side of the Capitol Building in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College results, Jan. 6, 2021.JASON ANDREW/NYT WASHINGTON — Huddled in a command center on Wednesday af...

A US Capitol Police officer is being hailed as a hero after video shows him diverting a pro-Trump mob that breached the Capitol away from the Senate chamber.

Capitol Police officer being hailed as a hero for leading mob away from Senate floor entrance J. Scott Applewhite/AP A corridor outside the Senate chamber is seen at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is calling for congressional action to rein in President Donald Trump after inciting last weeks deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) and last updated 2021-01-11 13:45:39-05 A Black Capitol Police officer is being ha...

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will impeach President Trump as she and other Democratic congressional leaders continued leaning on Cabinet members to invoke their Constitutional authority to oust him. Trump’s incitement of the mob that took over the Capitol building has made him a threat to democracy, Pelosi said. The House planned a Wednesday vote on impeaching Trump for “incitement of insurrection.” Latest updates: 2:39 p.m. D.C....