Democrats win control of U.S. Senate as Ossoff defeats Perdue John Wagner, Brittany Shammas, Derek Hawkins, Cleve Wootson, Hannah Knowles
Warnock declares victory with votes still to be counted
Replay Video UP NEXT © Provided by The Washington Post © Provided by The Washington Post © Provided by The Washington Post Here’s what to know: Democrats’ success has abruptly shifted the outlook for Joe Biden’s presidency, giving him much stronger hopes of prevailing on ambitious legislation, sensitive nominations and possibly Supreme Court justice picks. Ossoff and Warnock both lead their opponents by more than the 0.5 percentage-point threshold for a recount, powered to victory by record-breaking turnout among Black voters.
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Supporters of Donald Trump causing chaos at the Capitol building.
Reports of an armed standoff in the House chamber as Pro-Trump protestors breach the building where lawmakers were counting the Electoral College votes certifying the victory of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris.
Some other reports indicate a rioter got into the Senate chamber to sit in the presiding officer’s chair, where Mike Pence had been earlier.
The crowd clashed with police on the steps of the Capitol Building during the joint session before storming and overrunning the Capitol Building.
Neighbouring congressional office buildings were under evacuation orders as confrontations become increasingly violent.
FOLLOW OUR LIVE COVERAGE BELOW Hundreds of supporters of President Donald Trump have descended on the Capitol building in Washington, clashing with police who appear to be heavily outnumbered. The protesters tore down security fencing and appeared to be intent on occupying the building.
BREAKING: Trump supporters have breached the Capitol building, tearing down 4 layers of security fencing and are attempting to occupy the building fighting federal police who are overrun
This is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Thousands, police can’t stop them pic.twitter.com/VVdTUwV5YN ELIJAH SCHAFFER (@ElijahSchaffer) January 6, 2021 The protestors stormed the barricades surrounding the US Capitol building. Police used pepper spray during Wednesday s historic joint session of Congress which was convened to certify the election victory of Democrat Joe Biden.