LOOK: Trump supporters are gathered in Washington, D.C. to rally in support of Trump as Congress prepares to seal Biden’s victory in the November election trib.al/6Tqtf6V
Lisa Hayes, who traveled from Sacramento for the event, stood in front of the Capitol dome in a flowing white skirt adorned with paper ballots that had the word “stolen” stamped on them in big red letters
Richard Cass, a 53-year-old tow truck driver from New Jersey, said he believes the election “was definitely bought.”
“We need to get the American spirit back,” said Cass, who was wearing red-and-white striped overalls
Trump supporters who were too far to hear him speak gathered around speakers set up on the street to listen to his speech live
MORE: Crowds of Trump supporters gather outside both the White House and the U.S. Capitol building bloom.bg/3nlqw5q
A crowd of protesters marches toward the Capitol, past the Trump International Hotel
Trump supporters take over stands set up for the presidential inauguration as they protest at the U.S. Capitol
“We are not going to let him steal the election,” said Esther Gentile, 73. “This is our Capitol"
Protesters breached the scaffolding outside the Capitol
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🇺🇸 Democrats’ hopes of taking control of the U.S. Senate hung in the balance early Wednesday after the party captured one seat in the Georgia runoff elections bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
🇨🇳 The WHO expressed disappointment with China for the delay in granting visas to a team seeking to investigate Covid-19’s origins bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Hong Kong police arrested dozens under the China-imposed #NationalSecurityLaw in the biggest sweep yet.
- Arrests include lawmakers and activists Alvin Yeung, James To, Lam Cheuk-ting, Claudia Mo, Benny Tai
- Arrests by police’s national security branch trib.al/Aa2ssxi
🇭🇰 Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Benny Tai arrives at the Ma On Shan police station after being arrested.
He is among dozens of people taken into custody on suspicion of violating the China-imposed national security law #香港#戴耀廷
🇭🇰 UPDATE: Hong Kong police have arrested American lawyer John Clancey, who served as treasurer for the opposition primary election organizers, according to Jonathan Man, a partner at Ho Tse Wai & Partners #香港
🇺🇸 Joe Biden and Donald Trump held dueling rallies Monday ahead of Georgia’s critical Senate runoff election bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
🇬🇧 Boris Johnson pinned his hopes for a national recovery on a plan to deliver 2 million vaccinations a week, as the U.K. went back into lockdown bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
THREAD: The #Covid19 vaccines 💉💉that have been authorized in Western countries come with some safety concerns and side effects — like all new drugs.
Here's what you need to know about allergic reactions to the shots 👇 trib.al/qaLxXdt
As many as 10 people have had a serious allergic reaction, called anaphylaxis, to the vaccines.
It's the runaway inflammation and swelling of tissues. As much as 5% of people in the U.S. have had such a reaction to various substances trib.al/qaLxXdt
2 people in the U.K., 6 people in the U.S. and a man in Israel who took the Pfizer/BioNTech shot had it. Also, a physician in Boston who took the Moderna vaccine suffered an allergic reaction.
🇬🇧 The U.K. has administered the 1st shots of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, in a race against a faster-spreading coronavirus variant bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
LIVE Q&A THREAD: We asked our followers to send us their biggest #Election2020 questions. Bloomberg QuickTake reporter @MadisonMills22 is taking over the account to answer them all below 👇
Can polls be wrong?
@MadisonMills22: Yes, but they’re likely to be better this time than in 2016. In 2016, national polls weren’t far off, but state polls failed to anticipate a spike in turnout from non-college-educated voters who came out in droves for Trump.
How long will results take? (pt. 1)
@MadisonMills22: Unclear! If either candidate wins an unexpected state with tons of electoral votes, like Biden wins Texas or Florida, they may declare victory.