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Watch: Newshub Live at 6's coverage. Credits: Credits: Video - Newshub; Images - Getty US Democratic lawmakers are pushing forward with plans to impeach US President Donald Trump, with Congresswoman Ilhan Omar saying it will "most likely" happen on Saturday (NZ time). This comes after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building in Washington DC on Thursday in an attempt to stop the counting of electoral votes and certification of Joe Biden's victory. What you need to know: At least five people died during the protests, including a female Trump supporter who was shot inside the building and...

US Capitol: What we know about the 5 deaths in the pro-Trump mob that stormed the building CNN 1/8/2021 By Eric Levenson, Amir Vera and Mallika Kallingal, CNN © Win McNamee/Getty Images Protesters supporting U.S. President Donald Trump break into the U.S. Capitol on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building during demonstrations in the nation's capital. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) A US...

Mob attack showcases Capitol security failures By Associated Press | January 7, 2021 at 9:48 AM CST - Updated January 7 at 7:31 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 8:10 p.m. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he has accepted the resignation of Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger a day after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol. The Kentucky Republican said Thursday in a statement that he had earlier requested the resignation and later received it. He says Stenger’s resignati...

Top Democrats call for the president to be removed as he commits to an "orderly" transition of power.

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....