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Joe Biden has been officially certified as the next President of the United States today. It comes despite violent protests from Donald Trump supporters storming the US Capitol, forcing a delay in the electoral vote certification.
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9:53pm: Outgoing President Donald Trump has issued his first statement since the protests raged, comments which saw his social media accounts temporarily suspended for inciting violence.
Trump says there will be an orderly transition on January 20 even though he totally disagree[s] with the outcome of the election.
Lecterns piled like trash, statues vandilized, windows smashed and dossiers strewn across office floors today
Trump finally accepted his fate this morning after Mike Pence ended his desperate campaign to overturn the election by certifying Biden s win before Congress in the early hours of Thursday
Members of the House were seen down on their knees today picking up debris alongside police officers as dawn broke on the carnage that left four dead in Washington DC and terrified lawmakers inside the building
Footage from the offices of the Senate Parliamentarian shows how the furious Trump supporters ripped open her filing cabinets, broke windows and trashed furniture after they forced their way inside
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Democrats securing control of the U.S. Senate, some liberal activists are calling for liberal Justice Stephen Breyer to make retirement plans so Democratic President-elect Joe Biden quickly can appoint a successor to the Supreme Court’s oldest member.
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Stephen Breyer is seen during a group portrait session for the new full court at the Supreme Court in Washington, U.S., November 30, 2018. REUTERS/Jim Young/File Photo
Breyer, 82, has served on the nation’s top judicial body since 1994, having been appointed by a Democratic president, Bill Clinton. Republican President Donald Trump, due to leave office on Jan. 20, appointed three justices during his four-year term, moving the court rightward with a 6-3 conservative majority.