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Face to face with a maskless man threatening to shoot her, Amanda Andrade-Rhoades had limited options.  The freelance photojournalist was working solo on assignment for The Washington Post last Wednesday as supporters of President Donald Trump descended on the U.S. Capitol, rioting as Congress voted to certify the 2020 election results.  The man was tall and older, with a mustache and a tan jacket, Andrade-Rhoades told VOA.

Latter-day Saints are overrepresented in Utah’s Legislature, holding 9 of every 10 seats Lee Davidson © Scott Sommerdorf (Scott Sommerdorf | Tribune file photo) The Salt Lake LDS Temple and the Utah Capitol are seen together in 2017. Mention the supermajority at the Utah Legislature and most will assume you’re referring to the overwhelming dominance of Republicans. But there’s an even more lopsided supermajority, one that some say wields even more influence than the GOP — though often in a more under-the-radar way. Eighty-nine of the 103 lawmakers to be seated Jan. ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) --Protesters backing President Donald Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico on Wednesday, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S.

CHEYENNE — A nonviolent protest Wednesday against the results of the 2020 presidential election led to police placing the State Capitol on lockdown as a precautionary measure. Around 300 people protested in Cheyenne, a scene that played out around statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico, while thousands of Trump supporters gathered in Washington, D.C., some of them storming the nation’s Capitol, forcing lawmakers to shelter in place. Protests took place Wednesday across the country as the U.S. House and Senate prepared to certify the Electoral College vote and make former Democratic ...

Proud Boys and Black Lives Matter supporters clash at Utah rally Enrique Limón © Provided by The Independent As pro-Trump extremists, which President-elect Joe Biden later would label “domestic terrorists”, laid siege to the Capitol building on Wednesday, similar “Save America” gatherings erupted across several US cities, from Atlanta, GA, to Topeka, KS — albeit on a less grand scale. Some 2,000 miles away from DC, Utah’s sleepy capital city — which as of late only pierces the national dialogue bubble when Mitt Romney or Real Housewives-related news ensues —...