Democrat Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in their Georgia runoff. The race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and former Sen. David Perdue is still too close to call.
Babbit was shot in the chest during the attempted takeover of the Capitol building,
NBC News reported. She was shot inside the building. However, it is not confirmed by who or the full scale of the circumstances that resulted in the fatal gunfire.
According to the news outlet, multiple people on-site, including a police officer, suffered injuries and were taken to the local hospital.
U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn watch as protesters try to break into the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The Metropolitan Police Department will lead the investigation into Babbit’s death. Washington, D.C. Mayor
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Congress count of the Electoral College, a normally symbolic affair affirming the president-elect s victory, is set to be a contentious, lengthy process when the House and Senate convene in a joint session to count the electoral votes on Wednesday.
In an effort that has divided the Republican Party, over a dozen Senate Republicans and at least 50 House Republicans are set to object to the counting of electoral votes from states that President Donald Trump contested after Election Day. No Democrats are expected to object to the results.
Trump has urged Republican lawmakers to join the objections, but the effort is unlikely to succeed because a majority of both the House and Senate is needed to exclude any electoral votes.
Whatever it takes, he said. These thugs are not running us off.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer seemed to indicate to reporters the upper chamber would gather at 8 p.m., while Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, said lawmakers must not be intimidated from fulfilling our constitutional duty. We must continue with the count of electoral college votes. In light of today s sad circumstances, I ask my colleagues: Do we weigh our own political fortunes more heavily than we weigh the strength of our Republic, the strength of our democracy, and the cause of freedom? What is the weight of personal acclaim compared to the weight of conscience? he said in a statement blaming the president for the violent protests that unfolded.