Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol. Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee said the dead on Wednesday included a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others who died in “medical emergencies.” Police said both law enforcement and Trump supporters deployed […]
Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff and press secretary for first lady Melania Trump, has resigned following violent protests at the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump. Grisham says in a statement Wednesday that it was an “honor” to serve the country in the White House and be part of he first lady’s “mission” […]
What began as a day of protests in Washington D.C. soon turned deadly as supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol building—pushing past metal barricades, security guards, and inciting violence—to stop the peaceful transition of power from Trump to President-elect Joe Biden while falsely asserting that the election had been stolen. The mob plowed […]
Update: At 7:02 p.m. ET, Twitter announced via its Twitter Safety account that it had temporarily suspended President Trump’s Twitter access. “As a result of the unprecedented and ongoing violent situation in Washington, D.C.,” the company tweeted, “we have required the removal of three @realDonaldTrump Tweets that were posted earlier today for repeated and severe […]
Today is January 6, 2021. What should have happened today is the US Congress should have heard the official count of the electoral college following the presidential election, finalizing what we’ve known since November — Donald Trump lost the presidency to Joe Biden. It is this peaceful transfer of power, decided periodically by the will of […]
While President Trump has frequently earned the praise of corporate America for some of his initiatives on tax cuts and tariffs, the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by supporters seeking to overturn his recent election defeat has earned the condemnation of the country’s top business leaders. The Business Roundtable, a group of CEOs […]
As Trump supporters stormed the Capitol on Wednesday protesting the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, Congress members took to Twitter to express their shock, give updates about the situation, and denounce the mob. The riot broke out on Wednesday as Congress convened to certify the electoral votes that would confirm Joe Biden as the […]
Enlarge (credit: Elijah Schaffer) Members of Congress fleeing a pro-Trump mob left their offices so quickly that at least one staffer left their computer on and logged into their official email, according to a screenshot posted by a conservative reporter. Elijah Schaffer, a reporter for the Glenn Beck publication The Blaze, wrote that he was […]
As supporters of President Trump descended on Washington on Wednesday, broke glass, and stormed the Capitol building where Congress was in the midst of certifying the Electoral College’s vote for Joe Biden, the same question echoed around the country: Where is the National Guard? Capitol Police, a federal law enforcement agency charged with protecting Congress, […]
One person has been shot at the U.S. Capitol as dozens of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the building and violently clashed with police. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on Wednesday on condition of anonymity amid a chaotic situation. The exact circumstances surrounding the […]