Pence 'very upset' with Trump, GOP senator says
Vice President Mike Pence was furious with President Trump after Wednesday's events at the U.S. Capitol, a senior Republican senator said. Published January 7, 2021
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White House national security aide resigns in protest
Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger has become the highest-ranking White House official to resign in the wake of the violence by Trump supporters at the Capitol. Published January 7, 2021
Lindsey Graham: Capitol siege will be Trump's defining legacy
Trump ally Sen. Lindsey Graham said Wednesday night the president will forever be remembered for the deadly storming of the Capitol by his supporters earlier in the day. Published January 6, 2021
Trump tells supporters to 'go home' after demonstrators storm Capitol, commit crimes
President Trump told supporters to "go home" Wednesday after thousands of them stormed the Capitol, assaulted police, smashed windows and forced Congress to stop counting the Electoral College results. Published January 6, 2021
Violence, destruction halt certification as Trump supporters storm Capitol
A woman was shot and killed as thousands of angry Trump supporters stormed their way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, assaulting police, smashing windows, ransacking offices and forcing Congress to evacuate as they halted lawmakers temporarily from certifying the Electoral College victory of President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Published January 6, 2021
Police, Trump supporters clash at Capitol as Congress begins counting electoral votes
U.S. Capitol police appeared to spray mace at some angry Trump supporters who were pressing toward the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress began counting the Electoral College votes to certify the win of President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Published January 6, 2021
Pence defies Trump, says he can't object to Electoral College results
Vice President Mike Pence opened a joint session of Congress Wednesday by announcing he can not object to President-elect Joseph R. Biden's victory, which President Trump has called for him to do while claiming widespread fraud in the November election. Published January 6, 2021
Trump tells big rally in Washington he will 'never concede'
President Trump told tens of thousands of supporters Wednesday that he'll "never concede" the election to President-elect Joseph R. Biden and called on Vice President Mike Pence to send the Electoral College results back to states for re-certification. Published January 6, 2021
Trump allies vow to punish GOP lawmakers who don't support president in electoral vote
Trump supporters heaped scorn Wednesday on congressional Republicans who are certifying President-elect Joseph R. Biden's Electoral College results, vowing to drive them out of office one by one. Published January 6, 2021
Trump urges Pence to summon 'extreme courage' to send back electoral votes to states
President Trump urged Vice President Mike Pence to show "extreme courage" on Wednesday to send back states' electoral votes for a recount when Congress begins to receive the Electoral College totals. Published January 6, 2021
Pennsylvania GOP lawmakers ask McConnell, McCarthy to delay certification of electoral votes
Republicans in Pennsylvania's state Senate asked congressional Republican leaders on Tuesday night to delay certification of the state's electoral votes for President-elect Joseph R. Biden, citing "questionable activities" in the election. Published January 5, 2021
Trump says Pence agrees he has power to decertify state electoral votes
President Trump said Tuesday night that he and Vice President Mike Pence are "in total agreement" that Mr. Pence can decertify states' electoral votes in the final counting that will begin in Congress on Wednesday. Published January 5, 2021
Trump presses Pence to upend Electoral College: 'The Vice President has the power'
Congress will start combative vote-counting of the Electoral College results on Wednesday, with Vice President Mike Pence facing enormous pressure from President Trump and his allies to break precedent and reject the votes from battleground states for President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Published January 5, 2021
Growing number of Republicans push back against effort to challenge Electoral College certification
Nearly two dozen GOP senators are pushing back against fellow Republicans who plan to challenge the congressional certification of President-elect Joseph R. Biden's Electoral College votes. Published January 5, 2021
Trump calls on Pence to reject 'fraudulently chosen electors' during count in Congress
President Trump renewed his public pressure on Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday to reject electoral votes from battleground states won by President-elect Joseph R. Biden when Congress counts the votes. Published January 5, 2021
Trump, in Georgia, vows to 'fight like hell' to stay in White House
President Trump returned to the campaign trail Monday night for Georgia's two Republican senators, and immediately declared he will "fight like hell" against the election results that have certified the victory of President-elect Joseph R. Biden. Published January 4, 2021
Heavyweights seek knockout blow in high-stakes Georgia Senate runoffs
The biggest names in American politics converged on Georgia Monday to put their final imprint on the hard-fought runoff races that will determine the balance of power in the Senate and define the waning days of President Trump's administration. Published January 4, 2021
Trump supporters in Georgia tell Pence to 'stop the steal'
Trump supporters chanted at Vice President Mike Pence to "Stop the Steal!" on Monday during a campaign stop in Georgia. Published January 4, 2021
Medal of Freedom goes to Rep. Nunes for 'courageous' efforts to stop 'plot' against Trump
President Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom on Monday to Republican Rep. Devin Nunes of California, one of the president's staunchest allies, citing the lawmaker's "courageous" efforts in investigating the origins of the Russian collusion allegations and the Obama administration's spying on the Trump campaign in 2016. Published January 4, 2021
House Democrats ask FBI to start criminal probe of Trump's call to Georgia official
Two House Democrats urged the FBI on Monday to open a criminal investigation of President Trump's phone call to Georgia's secretary of state in which the president urged him to change the election results in the state. Published January 4, 2021
