Capitol breach prompts urgent questions about security failures

Current and former law enforcement officials say it appeared the U.S. Capitol Police and other agencies had failed to anticipate the size and intentions of the crowd.

Our view: Our republic is in dire need of fresh allegiance

We are a nation that operates by rule of law. Not, by rule of kings. That is the foundation of our republic.

Amid violence, Trump says, ‘Remember this day forever!’

The president appears to excuse the violent occupation of the U.S. Capitol by supporters who disrupted the formalization of his electoral defeat.

See a gallery of photos from Wednesday’s storming of the Capitol

Twitter, Facebook temporarily muzzle Trump’s accounts after Capitol violence

In an unprecedented step, Twitter, Facebook and Instagram on Wednesday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump after he repeatedly posted false accusations about the integrity of the election.

As lawmakers wait for order to be restored, GOP asks Trump loyalists to abandon election challenge, sources say

As they wait out the Capitol siege in an undisclosed location, Republican leaders and members are pleading with Trump's staunchest defenders to end their objection of the electoral college results.

Media captures unprecedented storming of U.S. Capitol

Stunning scenes of President Trump's supporters storming the Capitol played out in searing fashion on national television.

Maine historians see unprecedented event in storming of U.S. Capitol

The breach of the Capitol building by pro-Trump extremists is more in line with coups that have occurred in other, less stable countries.

Biden urges restoration of decency after ‘assault’ on democracy

In a brief speech, the president-elect attempts to project calm and to say that a deeply divided country can still come together.

Trump tells supporters they’re ‘very special’ and to ‘go home’ after mob storms Capitol

Social media platforms remove the short video in which the president also spreads false claims about widespread election fraud.