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Pence told Trump he lacks power to challenge election results: Report

Vice President Pence told Trump he lacked the power to challenge Vice President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory despite the US president's insistence that he did not, according to a media report

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Trump asks his supporters to go home after they storm US Capitol

President Donald Trump has urged his supporters to abide by the law and go back home after they stormed the US Capitol building and violently clashed with police

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Kamala Harris demands an end to assault by Trump supporters on US Capitol

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris demanded an end to the assault on the US Capitol by the supporters of outgoing President Trump after they clashed with police and breached the building's security

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Pro-Trump Protesters swarm Statehouses across the US; some evacuated

Protesters backing Trump massed outside statehouses from Georgia to New Mexico, leading some officials to evacuate while cheers rang out at several demonstrations as a mob stormed the US Capitol

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World leaders express shock at Trump supporters storming US Capitol

Leaders around the world condemned the storming of the US Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump on Wednesday, expressing shock at the chaos unfolding in a country

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US Capitol complex secure as armed police ends violent occupation

Officials have declared the U.S. Capitol complex secure after heavily armed police moved to end a nearly four-hour violent occupation by supporters of President Donald Trump

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US democracy under unprecedented assault, says Biden on US Capitol attack

"At this hour, our democracy is under unprecedented assault. Unlike anything we've seen in modern times. An assault on the citadel of liberty, the Capitol itself," Biden said

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Facebook, YouTube remove Trump's video on US elections after Capitol attack

Facebook and YouTube have removed a video of President Donald Trump in which he repeated unfounded claims that the election was stolen from him after his supporters stormed the US Capitol.

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Congress to certify Biden's presidential victory despite US Capitol attack

Despite the chaotic situation at the US Capitol following violent protests, Congress will continue the work of certifying President-elect Joe Biden's electoral victory in the evening

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Indian-American lawmakers criticise storming of Capitol by Trump supporters

Indian-American Democratic lawmakers have expressed displeasure after they were forced to take shelter at safe places as thousands of angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the US Capitol

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Trump slams VP Pence for declining to illegally overturn poll results

Outgoing US President Donald Trump has slammed his deputy Mike Pence for declining to illegally overthrow the results of the November 3 election won by Joe Biden, saying he lacks courage

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US Congress certified just 12 of 538 electoral votes before riots broke out

The US Congress could certify just 12 Electoral College votes before pro-Trump rioters stormed the US Capitol, interrupting a joint session of Congress where lawmakers were set to certify Biden's win

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Trump supporters used chemical irritants on police to break into Capitol

The police chief of Washington, DC, says pro-Trump protesters deployed chemical irritants on police in order to break into the US Capitol

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Democrats take control of US Senate as party wins two seats in Georgia

The Democratic Party has captured control of the Senate after winning the two seats in runoff elections in Georgia, giving President-elect Biden a majority in both houses of the US Congress

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First lady Melania Trump's chief of staff resigns after US Capitol protests

Stephanie Grisham, the US first lady Melania Trump's chief of staff, and White House Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Matthews have resigned following violence at the US Capitol by supporters of Trump

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US Senate rejects challenge to President-elect Biden's Arizona win

The Senate has overwhelmingly turned aside a challenge to US President-elect Joe Biden's victory in Arizona, guaranteeing the result will stand

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'Violence never wins', says US Vice President Pence as Senate returns

Condemning violence at US Capitol by Trump supporters, Vice President Mike Pence said violence never wins, freedom does, as Congress returned to work on certifying Joe Biden's win

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US lawmakers seek immediate removal of Trump as supporters attack Capitol

Several US lawmakers have demanded immediate removal of President Trump from office, alleging that he incited his supporters who stormed the Capitol in an unprecedented incident that dented democracy

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President Trump is 'menace', must be removed: US media after Capitol attack

Donald Trump, whose "seditious rhetoric" incited a violent attack on the Capitol, is a "menace" and is unfit to remain in office and must be removed, US media outlets have asserted

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US lawmakers to investigate police after Capitol breach by pro-Trump mob

Lawmakers are vowing an investigation into how Capitol police handled Wednesday's violent breach at the Capitol, questioning whether a lack of preparedness allowed the mob to occupy the building

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Four living former US presidents deride Capitol breach by Trump supporters

Slamming Trump for inciting violence at the Capitol, all four living former US presidents -- Barack Obama, George W Bush, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter -- condemned the actions of pro-Trump rioters

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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office damaged during Capitol attack

Pro-Trump rioters -- who overtook the US Capitol on Wednesday and stormed past police barricades -- vandalised the office of Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives

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US Capitol police rejected offers of federal help to stamp out violent mob

As the mob attacked US Capitol, Justice Department leaders reached out to offer up FBI agents. The police turned them down both times, according to a defence official and two other sources

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Trump one of 'most incompetent' presidents in US history: Joe Biden

President-elect Joe Biden has said President Donald Trump was the "most incompetent" presidents in US history

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Donald Trump issues emergency declaration for presidential inaugural

Trump is issuing an emergency declaration for the nations capital amid growing concern among local and federal authorities about violence in the lead-up to and during Joe Biden's inauguration

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Companies donated $170 million to Republicans who rejected Biden win

Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Trump, according to a new report

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20,000 national guard with lethal weapons being deployed in Washington DC

The Pentagon is deploying 20,000 National Guards with lethal weapons in Washington DC, a week ahead of the inauguration, to prevent any violence

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Kamala Harris to be sworn in as US VP by Justice Sotomayor on Jan 20

Harris, who will script history as the first female, first Black and first South Asian US vice president, will be sworn in by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice in US Supreme Court

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Kamala Harris to resign her Senate seat, will give no farewell floor speech

Harris will be the first Black woman and first woman of South Asian descent to serve as vice president of the US.

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Joe Biden, Harris take break from inaugural prep to mark MLK day

President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were joining Martin Luther King Jr. Day service projects on Monday

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Joe Biden and Kamala Harris attend Church Service before inauguration

US President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris along with their family members attended a prayer meeting at a local historic church in downtown Washington DC

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Donald Trump repeats election claims in interviews, is unchallenged

In the first television interviews of his post-presidency, Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was stolen from him 10 times each instance unprompted and unchallenged

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Putin approved operations to help Trump win against Biden: US intelligence

Putin authorised operations to help Trump in November's election, according to a declassified intelligence assessment that found broad efforts by the Kremlin and Iran to shape the outcome of the race

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President Joe Biden says it's his expectation' to run again

President Joe Biden says it's his expectation that he'll run for reelection in 2024.

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Emails show Donald Trump pressured Justice Dept. over 2020 election

Trump and his allies pressured the Justice Department to investigate unsubstantiated claims of widespread 2020 election fraud

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