The rioters sent members of Congress scrambling to crouch under desks while police futilely tried to barricade the building, in one of the most jarring scenes ever in a seat of American political power.
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Dividing party, Trump’s Republican allies poised to challenge Biden’s win
The president sees Wednesday’s joint session of Congress as one of his final attempts to overturn his loss, even though there is no credible path for that to happen.
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D.C. mayor calls in National Guard before pro-Trump protests
A pro-Trump rally in December ended in violence as hundreds of Trump supporters sought out confrontations with a collective of local activists attempting to bar them from Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House.