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Republican lawmakers condemned pro-Trump protesters Wednesday night, hours after they invaded the Capitol following an incendiary speech from the president urging them to march on Congress.
“Today was a dark day in the history of the U.S. Capitol,” Vice President Mike Pence, who presided during an 8 p.m. session, said. “We condemn the violence that took place here in the strongest possible terms.”
Pence added, “Let’s get back to work.”
Pence, who received a standing ovation, condemned the actions of dozens of protesters who forced their way past barricades and the U.S. Capitol Police.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Congress "will not be deterred" in confirming the results of the presidential election hours after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol.
Updated at 3:43 a.m. ET Lawmakers on Wednesday blocked objections to President-elect Joe Biden's election win in Arizona and Pennsylvania Wednesday
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Donald Trump has caved in and agreed to an orderly transition after Congress certified Biden s election win
The usually-routine process was delayed by hours after Trump s supporters stormed the US Capitol Building
Four people were left dead amid hours of anarchy as the mob ran riot, looted, and clashed with security
One woman, veteran Ashli Babbit, was shot dead while three more died from individual medical emergencies
Trump s own cabinet are now thought to be discussing using 25th Amendment to declare him unfit for office
Donald Trump has promised an orderly transition of power after Joe Biden s election win was finally certified by Congress - a process delayed by hours after a day of chaos in the US Capitol that left four dead.
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This is how the Trump presidency ends. Not with a whimper, but with a bang.
For weeks, Donald Trump had been pointing to 6 January as a day of reckoning. It was when he told his supporters to come to Washington DC, and challenge Congress - and Vice-President Mike Pence - to discard the results of November s election and keep the presidency in his hands.
On Wednesday morning, the president and his warm-up speakers set the whirlwind in motion.
Rudy Giuliani, the president s personal lawyer, said the election disputes should be resolved through trial by combat .
Donald Trump Jr, the president s oldest son, had a message to members of his party who would not fight for their president.