Republicans who had echoed President Trump’s false election claims suddenly distanced themselves after a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Read more: wapo.st/3hVAFF3.
In a one-hour phone call on Saturday with Georgia election officials, President Trump insisted he won the state and threatened vague legal consequences if the officials did not act.
Senators were escorted out of the chamber amid a joint session of Congress to certify the electoral college votes on Jan. 6 as pro-Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building.
Trump supporters who gathered to protest the certification of Joe Biden as the next President of the United States describe how they view the events of Jan.
Kirk Burkhalter, a former NYPD detective, examined the confrontation between Capitol police officer Eugene Goodman and rioters who entered the Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021.
Less than two weeks before President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan. 20, House Democrats plan to start the impeachment of President Trump for a second time.
The Post’s Devlin Barrett outlines the potential charges President Trump and his legal team may face for inciting a mob to breach the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. Read more: wapo.st/2LBq6uy.
Democrats and Republicans weighed in on Jan. 10 about whether impeaching President Trump was warranted days after a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Read more: wapo.st/38uLaff.
The Post's Philip Rucker and Ashley Parker explain how President Trump could be removed from office, either under the 25th amendment or by impeachment, before his term ends on Jan. 20.
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on Jan. 12 on a measure urging Vice President Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove President Trump from office.
The Washington Post’s Capitol Hill reporter Rhonda Colvin and video journalist Lindsey Sitz were reporting live from the Capitol on Jan. 6 when a pro-Trump mob stormed the building.
Many Republican senators who plan to object to the 2020 election results previously accused Democrats of trying to overturn the 2016 election results during the impeachment of President Trump.
Pro-Trump supporters rioted and overtook U.S. Capitol officers to enter the building as lawmakers attempted to count the electoral college votes on Jan. 6.
Right-wing media outlets spent significant time on Jan. 6 suggesting that the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol weren't actually made up of Trump supporters.
The Democratic-led House ultimately voted on Jan. 12 to officially call on Vice President Pence to remove President Trump by invoking the 25th Amendment. Read more: wapo.st/3oDM27c.
Constitutional law professor Jared Carter outlines the lasting legal ramifications of impeaching President Trump for a second time. Read more: wapo.st/39mZwh8.
This is a live, uninterrupted feed of the House floor, where a joint session of Congress is meeting on Jan. 6 to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
Donald Trump is the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. A week after a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol, the House passed one article of impeachment, for inciting an insurrection.
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) called for senators to reject the effort to “overturn a presidential election” during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 6. Read more: wapo.st/35hx6Ur.
This is a live, uninterrupted feed of the Senate floor, where a joint session of Congress is meeting on Jan. 6 to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
The U.S. Senate is continuing debate on overriding President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act as well as considering increasing stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000.
Congress finished counting the final electoral votes and Vice President Pence declared Joe Biden the president-elect during a joint session of Congress on Jan. 7. Read more: wapo.st/35hx6Ur.
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U.S. Capitol Police were unable to stop a breach of the Capitol by a mob of President Trump’s supporters. Post reporter Carol Leonnig and a former Senate Sergeant at Arms describe the events.
President-elect Joe Biden revealed his $1.9 trillion emergency relief plan on Jan. 14, which included $2,000 stimulus checks, extended unemployment insurance and rental protections.