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US Transportation Education Secretaries Elaine Chao and Betsy DeVos resigned on Thursday, joining a growing list of aides leaving President Trump’s administration in protest at the storming of the US Capitol by his supporters
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1/8/2021 12:40:50 PM
Noronha was not immediately available for comment. The State Department and the White House declined to comment
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1/8/2021 12:29:52 PM
A U.S. Capitol Police officer, Brian Sicknick, has died of injuries suffered when supporters of President Trump assaulted the legislative building, the force said, bringing to five the number dead from the riot
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1/8/2021 12:24:20 AM
President Donald Trump's spokeswoman, Kayleigh McEnany, declined to take questions
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1/8/2021 12:16:26 AM
The failure raised serious questions over security at the Capitol and the treatment of mainly white Trump supporters who were allowed to roam through the building
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1/7/2021 11:32:03 PM
"Materials were stolen, and we have to identify what was done, mitigate that, and it could have potential national security equities," he said
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1/7/2021 10:52:59 PM
Trump has repeatedly lambasted Pence, publicly and privately, for refusing to try to prevent Congress from certifying Biden's win
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1/7/2021 10:29:04 PM
Ex-diplomats said it was unlikely there would be major departures at the State Department, where staffers have long endured Trump's 'deep state' accusations
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1/7/2021 10:13:02 PM
Graham added that he had no regrets of his support of Trump but that 'it breaks my heart that my friend, a president of consequence, would allow yesterday to happen'
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1/7/2021 10:08:07 PM
Some flight attendants have expressed concern that protesters would spread COVID-19
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1/7/2021 9:35:48 PM
She said at the Capitol: 'The president of the United States incited an armed insurrection against America'
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1/7/2021 9:15:26 PM
Biden says the president has 'made his contempt for our democracy, our Constitution, the rule of claw clear in everything he has done'
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1/7/2021 8:43:37 PM
The shooting occurred as thousands of rioters forced their way into the House chamber, where members of Congress were hiding, according to Steven A. Sund, chief of the Capitol Police
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1/7/2021 8:21:26 PM
FBI described Wednesday's riots as "a blatant and appalling disregard for our institutions of government and the orderly administration of the democratic process"
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1/7/2021 7:47:54 PM
"The Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that those responsible for this attack on our Government and the rule of law face the full consequences of their actions under the law," Rosen said
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1/7/2021 6:54:04 PM
Most of the suspects were charged with unlawful entry, though several others face charges such as assaulting a police officer and carrying unlicensed firearms or ammunition
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1/7/2021 5:11:47 PM
The orders come a day after angry and armed protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol, forcing Congress members to halt the ongoing vote to certify Biden's election and then flee from Congress chambers
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1/7/2021 12:45:07 PM
The siege of the Capitol, home to both the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, represents one of the gravest security lapses in recent U.S. history, current and former law enforcement officials said
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1/7/2021 10:14:26 AM
The US Capitol was overrun by violent supporters of Trump, who exhorted them to march on the domed building as lawmakers inside carried out their constitutional duty by certifying his electoral defeat
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1/7/2021 8:28:57 AM
Police struggled for more than three hours after the invasion to clear the Capitol of Trump supporters before declaring the building secure shortly after 5:30 p.m. (2230 GMT)
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