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Officer Brian D. Sicknick died Thursday night. Officials said he was “injured while physically engaging with protesters.”

For obvious reasons, Trump doesn’t have a TikTok account. But the president’s speeches that helped incite the mob who yesterday stormed the U.S. Capitol will have no home on TikTok’s platform. The company confirmed to TechCrunch its content policy around

For years American adversaries argued democracy is too messy to be trusted, and Wednesday’s events gave them new ammunition. But while many U.S. allies lauded that democracy has prevailed after Joe Biden was certified as the next president, some were

In our news wrap Thursday, nearly 3,900 people died from COVID-19 Wednesday — the highest one-day total so far, President-elect Joe Biden introduced federal Appeals Court Judge Merrick Garland as his pick for attorney general, fresh violence kills at least

Capitol Police chief resigning amid criticism over pro-Trump mob  NBC News Capitol Police officer on life support after pro-Trump riot, union official says  CNN Pelosi calls for resignation of Capitol Police chief  Washington Post At least 2 Virginians arrested for illegally entering US

Trump’s Ex-Chief of Staff Mulvaney Leads Series of Resignations  Bloomberg After mob disrupts proceedings, Congress turns back Electoral College challenge, certifying Biden as the next president  Yahoo News Trump statement says there will be transition of power, but fails to condemn violence  CBS

Research, which hasn’t yet been peer-reviewed, indicates vaccine could also work against South African strain, but more testing needed; Israeli health official welcomes news

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The White House was propelled deeper into crisis as officials resigned in protest and prominent Republicans broke with the president after he incited a mob that assaulted Congress.

The U.S. Capitol Police are reporting that Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick has died due to injuries sustained while on-duty during the Wednesday riots at the Capitol. The report said Sicknick was responding to the riots at the U.S.