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Georgia man arrested in connection with Capitol riot

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

House impeachment manager Reps. David Cicilline, D-R.I., and Eric Swalwell, D-Calif,, leave at the end of the day of second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, at the Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021 in Washington. (Joshua Roberts/Pool via AP)

Democrats in impeachment trial say Trump didn’t stop riot

By Dave Boyer and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

“The Electoral College is part of this system of checks and balances, intended to check tyranny. We can no more outgrow it than we can create a world full of perfect human beings,” writes Tara Ross, who has written books about the Electoral College. (Associated Press photograph)

Founders created Electoral College as a check to tyranny

By Tara Ross

President Trump’s multiple policy achievements will last for generations, but his longest-living legacy is likely to be his appointment of conservative judges. Now the Republican Party has to come to terms with the kind of leadership it wants. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Donald Trump accomplishments mark consequential single term as president

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 10, 2020, file photo Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., left, speaks to reporters briefly following a closed-door meeting where the Republican Conference held leadership elections, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Donor backlash fuels GOP alarm about Senate fundraising

By BRIAN SLODYSKO - Associated Press

Then-U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis talks to the media in presence of Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev following their meeting at the government building in Skopje, Macedonia, Monday, Sept. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski) ** FILE **

Mattis, Esper, ex-Pentagon chiefs: Trump bears blame for Capitol assault

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Wednesday, disrupting the process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and MARY CLARE JALONICK and ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., speaks during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on June 30, 2020. (Al Drago/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Rand Paul objects to Electoral College challenge

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 25, 2017, file photo, Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Wash., speaks with members of the media during a news conference at the Republican congressional retreat in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Cathy McMorris Rodgers flips, backs Biden certification after Trump supporters storm Capitol

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., calls the House in order prior to a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Greg Nash/Pool via AP)

Nancy Pelosi: Electoral College certification process to resume after chaos at Capitol

By Gabriella Muñoz - The Washington Times

Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Capitol on lockdown as Trump supporters storm building and gain entry during debate

By Dave Boyer, Gabriella Muñoz and Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

McMorris Rodgers will now uphold Electoral College vote

Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., and David Perdue, at Dalton Regional Airport, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, in Dalton, Ga. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett, before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Ken Cedeno/Pool via AP) ** FILE **

Josh Hawley blasts ‘Antifa scumbags’ who held protest at his home with wife, baby inside

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A coalition of senators and senators-elect have pledged to reject the results.

Trump says he’ll ‘fight like hell’ to hold on to presidency

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING - Associated Press

In this Dec. 18, 2019, file photo, Rep. Doug Lamborn, R-Colo., speaks at the Capitol in Washington. Lamborn on Monday, Jan. 4, 2021, joined the state's newest member of Congress, Republican Lauren Boebert, in saying he will vote against certifying Democrat Joe Biden's presidential election victory in a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, Jan. 6. (House Television via AP, File)

2nd Colorado member of House joins push against Biden win

By JAMES ANDERSON - Associated Press

A coalition of senators and senators-elect have pledged to reject the results.

Republicans condemn ‘scheme’ to undo election for Trump

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK - Associated Press

In this Nov. 13, 2020, file photo Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Sen. Kelly Loeffler speaks at a campaign rally in Cumming, Ga. Loeffler’s tight embrace of President Donald Trump and the far right while fighting to hold on to her U.S. Senate seat is not exactly what allies of Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp envisioned when he appointed her to the position in 2019. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Sen. Kelly Loeffler: ‘We won’t get a second chance’ if Democrats win Georgia Senate races

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this Oct. 14, 2020, photo Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP) **FILE**

GOP senator rebukes ‘dangerous ploy’ to fight Biden victory

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press

In this Oct. 14, 2020, photo Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett during the third day of her confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool via AP) **FILE**

GOP senator rebukes ‘dangerous ploy’ to fight Biden victory

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO - Associated Press