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Amid Capitol Violence, Facebook, Twitter Remove Trump Video

Facebook and Twitter removed a short video by President Donald Trump in which he urged supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday to “go home” while also repeating false accusations about the integrity of the presidential election. YouTube also said it has removed the Trump video for spreading false claims...

Lawmakers Will Resume Work After US Capitol Stormed by Pro-Trump Mob

A violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and forced lawmakers into hiding, in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election, undercut the nation’s democracy and keep Democrat Joe Biden from replacing Trump in the White House. The nation’s elected representatives scrambled to...

McCarthy, Valadao on Washington D.C. Protests: It Is ‘Un-American,’ Has To Stop

[aggregation-styles] Visalia Times Delta Subscription House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) condemned the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday and called on President Trump to make a statement in a bid to calm the mob in an interview on CBS. "What we are currently watching unfold is un-American. I...

Congress Set to Confirm Biden’s Electoral Win Over Trump

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s extraordinary effort to overturn the presidential election is going before Congress as lawmakers convene for a joint session to confirm the Electoral College vote won by Joe Biden. The typically routine proceeding Wednesday will be anything but, a political confrontation unseen to such intensity since the aftermath...

Trump Allies Scrambling for Strategy to Overturn Biden Win

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers who are orchestrating an unprecedented attempt to overturn Joe Biden's election win over President Donald Trump have not settled on a full strategy ahead of Wednesday's joint session of Congress to confirm the Electoral College vote. With mounting desperation, Trump declared at a campaign rally in Georgia Monday that he...

Loyal Soldier Pence Torn Between Trump, Constitution

WASHINGTON — He has been President Donald Trump's most loyal soldier, dutifully backing the unpredictable leader and largely avoiding his ire. Now Vice President Mike Pence finds himself in the most precarious position of his tenure as he prepares to preside over Wednesday's congressional tally of Electoral College votes, the...

Biden Largely Mum on Trump’s Effort to Reverse Election

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is mostly steering clear of the controversy engulfing President Donald Trump's final days in office, aiming to project the different approach to governing Americans can expect when he moves into the White House on Jan. 20. Biden and his team have offered a muted response...

Trump’s Loyal Fans Pose Challenges for Republicans, Biden

WASHINGTON — Their candidate may have lost the election, but President Donald Trump’s supporters have no intention of fading away. After spending weeks amplifying Trump’s unfounded claims that the November election was rigged against him, many of his loyal fans are eagerly awaiting his next ventures, including a potential presidential run in...

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