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US Capitol Police, facing criticism over an apparent lack of preparedness to deal with Wednesday’s violent mob on Capitol Hill, provided first details about the deadly incident that left lawmakers and staff fearful for their lives. In a statement released Thursday morning, chief of police Steven A. Sund detailed the violent actions of the rioters

After violent pro-Trump protesters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday, a growing number of Republican leaders and Cabinet officials told CNN that they believe Donald Trump should be removed from office before January 20. Four of them called for the 25th Amendment to be invoked, and two others said the President should be impeached. “He

The FBI and other federal law enforcement agencies are planning a push to make arrests and bring charges against those who led the insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday, federal law enforcement officials said. Acting Attorney General Jeffrey Rosen said in a statement Thursday that “some participants in yesterday’s violence will be charged today,

Josh Hawley looked like he had seen a ghost. The 40-something Missouri Republican senator was clearly shaken and uncertain of himself Wednesday night as he spoke on the Senate floor — decrying the violence that had led to the seizure of the US Capitol by pro-Trump forces earlier in the day, even while still trying

Vice President Mike Pence, not President Donald Trump, helped facilitate the decision to mobilize members of the DC National Guard Wednesday when violence at the US Capitol building started to escalate, according to a source familiar with the move and public comments from top officials. Trump, who has proven over the past year to be

The Democratic sweep of Georgia’s Senate seats has ushered in a heady new reality for President-elect Joe Biden, who will take office in two weeks with a mandate to act and the numbers on Capitol Hill to deliver on some of his most ambitious promises. Freed from the constraints that soon-to-be Republican Minority Leader Mitch

President Donald Trump’s history of offering a wink and a nod, if not outright support, to his far-right base is well-documented. Since he descended from a Trump Tower escalator in New York in 2015 to begin his presidential campaign, Trump has made little effort to hide his affection for increased violence against his perceived enemies.

The day after supporters of President Donald Trump attempted to thwart Congress’ certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College win, US lawmakers are starting to process the violence and destruction that broke out. House members and senators were forced to pause proceedings, leave the chambers, and shelter in place as rioters stormed the Capitol building

Former White House chief of staff Mick Mulvaney, who still had an administration job as special envoy to Northern Ireland, told CNBC in an interview Thursday morning that he called Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last night and resigned. “I called Mike Pompeo last night to let him know I was resigning from that. I

President Donald Trump’s dark-of-night statement vowing an “orderly transition” was issued in part to stanch a wave of resignations from within the West Wing and the broader administration, according to a person familiar with the matter. The resignations began Wednesday with the first lady’s chief of staff, the White House social secretary, a deputy press

President Donald Trump’s deputy national security adviser Matt Pottinger resigned Wednesday afternoon in response to Trump’s reaction to a mob of his supporters breaching the US Capitol, a person close to Pottinger confirms to CNN. Pottinger told people there was very little for him to consider, the person said. Bloomberg was first to report that