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January 8, 2021

How Wednesday's Capitol riot came to fruition and who made it happen

The congressional endeavor of certifying the Presidential winner in the Electoral College is typically a banal ritual. Only this year – following weeks of mounting emotions, filed lawsuits to overturn the results and insistence from President Trump and his supporters that the election was stolen – it became a jaw-dropping event pockmarked by thousands storming the Capitol building, shots ringing out, tear gas deployed, and lives lost. So what happened? How did should a showdown come to be?

January 8, 2021

Rep. Crenshaw slams congressional push to overturn election as 'deeply unconstitutional'

Millions of President Trump's supporters who had the false hope that the election could be overturned by Congress were "lied to," Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, told "America's Newsroom" Friday.

January 8, 2021

Rob Smith says 'decline of America' started with 'intense conversations' on social media

Social media attributed to the "decline of America," the host of the podcast "Rob Smith is Problematic" said on Friday.

January 8, 2021

Tom Homan: Police at Capitol riots outnumbered, risked their lives and leadership failed them

Capitol Police officers and others on the scene at riots did all they could, but they were set up to fail by their failed leaders.

January 8, 2021

Deroy Murdock: Lawless, stupid pro-Trump mob that attacked Capitol hurt Trump and GOP — but helped Dems

The pro-Trump mob that invaded the U.S. Capitol Wednesday was un-American, destructive and lethal. An astonishing five people are now dead, but they would be alive if not for the rioters’ anti-democratic trespassing, breaking and entering, vandalism and more.

January 7, 2021

CNN reporter accused of pushing China propaganda by comparing Hong Kong protesters to Capitol rioters

A CNN reporter was accused of pushing China propaganda for a tweet linking the violent pro-Trump mob that raided Capitol Hill to Hong Kong protesters acting in defiance of the Chinese Communist Party regime. 

January 7, 2021

West Virginia lawmaker who stormed US Capitol won't resign despite pressure, attorney says

A West Virginia state lawmaker will not resign despite facing pressure to do so after posting a video of himself joining a crowd in storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, his lawyer says. 

January 7, 2021

NYC man who breached US Capitol is son of prominent Brooklyn judge

A New York City man who breached the U.S. Capitol building wearing a bizarre fur costume is the son of a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge, according to a report Thursday.

January 7, 2021

Senate sergeant-at-arms resigns amid backlash over response to Capitol rioting

The Senate's sergeant-at-arms, Michael Stengler, has resigned at the request of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and amid widespread concern that the Capitol lacked sufficient security to defend against the type of riots that occurred on Wednesday.

January 7, 2021

Critics knock Twitter for banning Lin Wood after he encouraged Trump voters to boycott Georgia runoffs

Twitter took action against right-wing attorney Lin Wood and permanently banned his account, but critics question the timing of the tech giant's decision.