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US lawmakers certified Biden win after violent Pro-Trump mob attacks US Capitol, SC raises concerns over protesting farmers health in pandemic

Pro-Trump mob attacks US Capitol, lawmakers return to certify Biden win

Vice President Mike Pence, reopening the Senate, directly addressed the demonstrators: "You did not win."

Trump concedes defeat, pledges 'orderly transition' of power to Joe Biden

Commenting on the certification, Trump said the decision "represents the end of the greatest first term in presidential history."

US lawmakers to investigate police after Capitol breach by pro-Trump mob

Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how Capitol police handled Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed the mob to occupy the building

Four dead after hundreds of Trump supporters attacked US Capitol Hill

Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the US Capitol

Sickening and heartbreaking sight: Former Prez Bush on US Capitol attack

Former US President George W Bush called "insurrection" at the Capitol a "sickening, heartbreaking sight" and said this is how election results are disputed in a banana republic

Joe Biden selects Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general: Report

Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, sources said

US Senate rejects challenge to President-elect Biden's Arizona win

The Senate has overwhelmingly turned aside a challenge to US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona, guaranteeing the result will stand

Obama slams Trump, says violence at Capitol a moment of 'great dishonour'

Slamming President Donald Trump for inciting violence at the US Capitol, his predecessor Barack Obama has said it is a moment of "great dishonour and shame" for the United States

US Congress certified just 12 of 538 electoral votes before riots broke out

The US Congress could certify just 12 Electoral College votes before pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol, interrupting a joint session of Congress where lawmakers were set to certify Biden's win

Trump tells supporters to go home, reiterates claims of fraudulent election

Following violent protests near the US Capitol in Washington, US President Trump urged his supporters to 'go home', reiterating his unproven allegations that the presidential election was 'stolen'

Democrats take control of US Senate as party wins two seats in Georgia

The Democratic Party has captured control of the Senate after winning the two seats in runoff elections in Georgia, giving President-elect Biden a majority in both houses of the US Congress

Trump supporters used chemical irritants on police to break into Capitol

The police chief of Washington, DC, says pro-Trump protesters deployed chemical irritants on police in order to break into the US Capitol

Trump slams VP Pence for declining to illegally overturn poll results

Outgoing US President Donald Trump has slammed his deputy Mike Pence for declining to illegally overthrow the results of the November 3 election won by Joe Biden, saying he lacks courage

Congress to certify Biden's presidential victory despite US Capitol attack

Despite the chaotic situation at the US Capitol following violent protests, Congress will continue the work of certifying President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in the evening

US democracy under unprecedented assault, says Biden on US Capitol attack

"At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault. Unlike anything we've seen in modern times. An assault on the citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself," Biden said

Trump incited rioters not only attacked Capitol but the US Constitution

What the pro-Trump rioters attacked was not only a building but also the Constitution, the electoral system, our democratic process

Dozens of pro-Trump protesters remain on the streets of DC after curfew

Dozens of pro-Trump protesters remain on the streets of the nations capital in defiance of the curfew imposed after rioters stormed the Capitol

After Facebook, Twitter removes Trump's tweets on US Capitol protests

For the first time, microblogging site Twitter on Wednesday officially removed several tweets from US President Donald Trump, where he spoke on the violent protests at the US Capitol

US Capitol chaos: Twitter restricts Trump tweet for 'risk of violence'

In the tweets, Trump continued to make the baseless claim that the election was fraudulent. In the video he also urged protesters to go home