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A shadow over democracy, the White House and the Republican Party  NBC News A slew of White House and Trump administration resignations follow Capitol breach  USA TODAY The Latest: White House says National Guard going to Capitol  Atlanta Journal Constitution White House counsel

US Capitol secured, woman dead after rioters stormed the halls of Congress to block Biden’s win  CNN Pence escorted from Senate chamber as protesters storm U.S. Capitol  CBS News Electoral College Vote: Live Updates  The New York Times Editorial: Trump is responsible for

CBS News: 25th Amendment being discussed among Cabinet members to remove President Trump from office  Channel3000.com – WISC-TV3 Biden, Trump Election Certification: Live Stream Tracker  The New York Times Pence breaks with Trump on Electoral College role  CNN Four years later in Georgia,

The president-elect said the violence “borders on sedition” and made clear he viewed President Trump as responsible for inciting his supporters with baseless claims the election was stolen.

Top White House Officials Led by O’Brien Consider Resigning  Bloomberg First lady’s chief of staff, White House deputy press secretary resign after Capitol Hill insurrection  CNBC First lady’s chief of staff and White House social secretary resign after violent protests  CNN Multiple White

The extremists are calmly milling about the Capitol grounds, despite the D.C. curfew in effect. The relatively peaceful dispersal is in stark contrast to the response to last summer’s BLM protests. (Image credit: Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images)

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Pence Formally Breaks with Trump About His Role in Election Certification As Joint Session Begins  Newsweek The Latest: Pro-Trump protesters remain out after DC curfew  The Associated Press Tracking the electoral vote count in Congress  CNN Trump, Biden and a Media ‘Secret’  The Wall

Hours after violent pro-Trump extremists forced evacuations of the House and Senate, pausing the process of certifying the votes, top leaders insisted they would finish the process “tonight.” (Image credit: AP)

Their change of heart came after a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol earlier Wednesday and interrupted their proceedings. One person was fatally shot.