Articles filed under Political Figures
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Media capture unprecedented storming of U.S. CapitolJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump played out on television in searing fashion Wednesday, with stunning pictures of guns...
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Trump vows 'orderly transition on January 20th' after he empathizes with Capitol intrudersJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump said there would be an "orderly transition on January 20th" after Congress concluded the electoral vote count early Thursday certifyi...
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'This is a coup attempt': What Republican and Democratic reps from Illinois said about Capitol attackJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - As a violent mob laid siege to and then occupied the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, members of Illinois' congressional delegation tweeted eyewitness accounts of the historic...
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Biden to name judge Merrick Garland as attorney generalJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court...
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Rep. Quigley describes being crouched behind drawn guns on House chamber balconyJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - He crouched on the floor as people shouted and banged on the doors of the U.S. House Chamber Wednesday and grabbed a gas mask to avoid fumes in Statuary Hall. And in the...
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'Get out!' Police called to Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi as they evacuated Capitol Hill officeJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - A banging on his office door at the Cannon Building in Washington D.C. started 8th District Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi and his staff on a bizarre odyssey amid havoc...
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Pritzker calls for Trump's removal from officeJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker is calling for President Donald Trump to be impeached over Wednesday's forcible occupation of the U.S. Capitol by angry Trump supporters. "Two weeks,"...
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AP FACT CHECK: Trump's false claims on a day of reckoningJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump pressed his hopeless case for overturning the election to a crowd of supporters Wednesday, fueling the grievances of a mob that then ...
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Trump promises 'orderly transition' as Congress confirms Biden win after Capitol invasionJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn Amer...
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Pence defies Trump, declares Biden victory after saying he can't reject electoral votesJan 06, 2021 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Vice President Mike Pence defied President Donald Trump early Thursday morning as he affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's November victory, putting an end t...