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Meanwhile at the White House: Resignations, golfers and (Twitter) radio silence

Meanwhile at the White House: Resignations, golfers and (Twitter) radio silence

As Washington and the world continued to reel from the violent storming of the Capitol by pro-Trump supporters, the president honors three golfers with the nation's highest civilian award.
by Franco Ordoñez, Tamara Keith and Ayesha Rascoe

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Star Tribune reporter gives firsthand account of D.C. chaos

Star Tribune reporter gives firsthand account of D.C. chaos

We’re hearing more stories from those who were working in the U.S. Capitol on Thursday when it was stormed by pro-Trump insurrectionists. One of them was Star Tribune’s Washington correspondent Jim Spencer, who was in the House press gallery when the mob broke into the building.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Biden: Capitol attack was 'culmination' of Trump's assaults on democracy

Biden: Capitol attack was 'culmination' of Trump's assaults on democracy

President-elect Joe Biden delivered a blistering rebuke of President Donald Trump, a day after a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol. Biden made the remarks before introducing his choice for U.S. attorney general, Judge Merrick Garland.
by Brian Naylor

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Pelosi, Schumer join chorus of calls for invocation of 25th Amendment against Trump

Pelosi, Schumer join chorus of calls for invocation of 25th Amendment against Trump

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer have called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office via the 25th Amendment.
by Barbara Sprunt and The Associated Press

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What led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the election? 

What led to the storming of the U.S. Capitol and efforts to overturn the election? 

Throngs of President Donald Trump’s supporters on Wednesday stormed the U.S. Capitol and halted the ceremonial counting of electoral votes that would confirm Democrat Joe Biden as president-elect. 
by Kerri Miller

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How the U.S. Capitol mob was treated differently than earlier Black protesters

How the U.S. Capitol mob was treated differently than earlier Black protesters

The way police handled Wednesday's onslaught showed that "some people are ... given certain kinds of leeway or space, and other people are not," says African American studies professor Eddie Glaude.
by Steve Inskeep

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Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer

Facebook bans Trump through Biden inauguration, maybe longer

Facebook will bar President Donald Trump from posting on its system at least until the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. In a post Thursday morning, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said the risk of allowing Trump to use the platform is too great, following his incitement of a mob that later touched off a deadly riot in the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
by The Associated Press

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Mulvaney says he's quitting after Capitol riot

Mulvaney says he's quitting after Capitol riot

“I can’t do it. I can’t stay,” Mick Mulvaney told CNBC, which was first to report the resignation. “Those who choose to stay, and I have talked with some of them, are choosing to stay because they’re worried the president might put someone worse in.”
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'Disgraceful': World leaders react to pro-Trump extremists storming U.S. Capitol

'Disgraceful': World leaders react to pro-Trump extremists storming U.S. Capitol

Historians in Italy compare Wednesday's events to the rise of fascism. "Violence is incompatible with the exercise of democratic rights and freedoms," Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said.
by Reese Oxner and Bill Chappell

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