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the Capitol Police
organizationPro-Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building on Wednesday. A woman was fatally shot and three others died from medical issues. Seventy people were arrested. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund has been forced to resign.
Mike Pence
personUS Congress has certified Joe Biden's victory in the presidential election after a long delay caused by Trump supporters storming the Capitol building. Vice President Mike Pence was urged by Democrats to invoke the 25th Amendment, which would oust Trump before the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President on 20 January.
Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg announced he will be blocked indefinitely. Cabinet members reportedly considering whether to forcibly remove him from office. At least 52 people have been arrested and weapons have been seized.
Mick Mulvaney
personMick Mulvaney was appointed as the US special envoy to Northern Ireland in April. He is one of a number of officials to quit in response to Wednesday night's violence. As many as 60 Capitol Police officers were injured yesterday, including 15 hospitalized and one in critical condition.
House
organizationHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls for the resignation of Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund. Paul Irving, the House Sergeant at Arms, is resigning in the aftermath. Mick Mulvaney, Trump's former acting chief of staff, announced he has resigned.
Mitt Romney
personTed Cruz suggested the Senate hold a 'commission' to investigate election results. A Mexican doctor who had a serious allergic reaction after receiving Pfizer Inc and BioNTech's vaccine against COVID-19 remains hospitalized. Romney tells Republican colleagues 'this is what you've gotten' as Senate shelters in breached Capitol.
Joe Biden
personMore than half of the Republicans in the House voted in favour of nullifying Mr Biden's victory in Arizona. Almost half of all voters, including 69 percent of Republicans, don’t believe Biden won the November election fairly. Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has sued the federal government for $250,000 over his treatment.
Congress
organizationCongress was rocked by troubling scenes of chaos as Trump’s supporters overpowered Capitol police and breached the building. Members of Congress were reportedly asked to put on gas masks and evacuate, as Capitol Police confronted the violent mob. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has requested the National Guard. D.C. mayor Muriel Bowser has ordered a 6 p.m. curfew.
Congress
organizationJon Ossoff has won 50.1 per cent of vote over David Perdue who has 49.9 per cent. Democrats improved their take of the vote in counties with the largest shares of African Americans. The Democratic National Committee will pick its new chair during its virtual Winter Meeting.
U.S. Senate
organizationU.S. Senate leader McConnell attacks attempts to challenge Biden win. Spain increased pace of its campaign to inoculate people against COVID-19. China is desperate to control the narrative of Covid-19's origin - whatever the cost.
DeVonta Smith
personDeVonta Smith is the first wide receiver to win the Heisman Trophy in 29 seasons. Quarterbacks had won 17 of the previous 20 Heisman trophies, including the last four. The U.S. beat Canada 2-0 in the world junior hockey championship final.
pro-Trump
personFacebook has removed a video showing President Donald Trump spouting baseless claims that the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent. The video was released after violent pro-Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol. The president has been turning his attention to Congress’s role in approving the presidential election results.
the U.S. Senate
organizationRaphael Warnock calls projected win ‘reversal of the old southern strategy’ "I just -- I'm knocked out that he has -- that Warnock is the man now," whoopi says. The wins put Democrats and Republicans at 50 Senate seats each, with Republicans retaining control only until Vice President-elect Kamala Harris takes office.
GOP
organizationGOP lost control of the Senate after failing to hold either of its seats in Georgia's runoff elections. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock are projected to win the Senate seats for Georgia, handing overall government control to the Democratic Party.
House
organizationRaphael Warnock defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Tuesday’s runoff election in Georgia. Jon Ossoff will do the same to Sen. David Perdue. Georgia will be represented by two Democrats in the U.S. Senate, giving the party a narrow majority. At least 80 House Republicans and 13 Senate Republicans plan to object to certifying Joe Biden's win.
Joe Biden
personIran seized a South Korean-flagged oil tanker off its southern border on Monday just after announcing that it will ramp up its uranium enrichment. The move appears meant to intimidate the U.S. as Joe Biden takes over the presidency and could complicate Biden's future attempts at nuclear deescalation with Iran. About three-quarters of voters who backed Republican candidates in Georgia’s Senate runoffs say Biden was not legitimately elected in November. Candace Owens falsely claimed President Trump beat Joe Biden in the November election.
Jon Ossoff
personJon Ossoff has won a Georgia Senate seat, beating Republican David Perdue. It follows fellow Democrat Raphael Warnock’s victory against incumbent Kelly Loeffler. Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris will serve as the tie-breaking 51st vote. Democrats have now won the two seats required to retake control of the Senate.
Kelly Loeffler
personRaphael Warnock, a Baptist preacher from the historic church of Martin Luther King Jr., beat Republican Kelly Loeffler. Jon Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker who at 33 would become the Senate's youngest member, also declared victory with a narrow lead over incumbent David Perdue. If upheld, the results would amount to a final defeat for outgoing President Donald Trump. Republicans are 'privately furious' at Trump over the Georgia election losses.
Mitt Romney
personVideo shows Romney being called 'traitor' by Trump fans while on flight. Video was posted by a user whose name, "Qtah," is an apparent reference to the conspiracy theory QAnon. Congress began counting the Electoral College votes of each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
Mike Pence
personCongress meets Wednesday to officially count the election results. At least 24 Republican senators will vote to certify Biden's election win. If all three state challenges are successful, Biden would have 259 electoral votes.