This is scary. Pence has left the Capitol, presumably for security reasons. A Capitol police officer just called on the press gallery to lock the doors.
Police in chamber. We have been locked in.
Senators/reporters have been evacuated. Extremely heavy police presence.
This is a natural conclusion to all of the fearmongering and incitement of violence over recent years. This was inevitable. And now reporters and lawmakers, staff and janitors, officers and custodians, are all in danger.

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7 Jan
And, the joint session is beginning...again. Timing of the next few hours depend on whether a senator will join a House member in objecting to election results.
We're on Georgia. If a senator objects, both chambers will go into debate for two hours again before a vote on the objections.
Applause on the floor as it is announced that senators have withdrawn their objections to the Georgia results, meaning objection cannot be entertained.
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6 Jan
I'm in the House chamber as lawmakers gather to count EC votes. Remember, they're not "certifying" votes - the results have already been certified by the states. If a House member and a senator object to results, the chambers will go into debate - and the objection will fail.
Republicans are not following social distancing guidelines set for conduct in the chamber. Many of them are supposed to be sitting in the galleries to promote social distancing - Democratic members are following the rules, many are in the galleries.
Republicans gave a standing ovation when lawmakers Paul Gosar - wearing an American flag mask - and Ted Cruz objected to the results from Arizona. Democrats in the galleries jeered.
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12 Dec 20
It's time
I have seen this movie a gazillion times and yet every time I am still blown away by how good Alan Rickman is
also John McClane is a himbo
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12 Oct 20
Mike Lee, who tested positive for COVID-19 earlier this month, is *not* wearing a mask as he gives his opening statement.
Lee declined to tell reporters this morning whether he tested negative for the virus today. He has said he's been cleared by his doctor.
Excuse the reflection of my colleague @MelissaQuinn97 's water bottle and laptop - but it does not look like Mike Lee is sitting six feet away from John Cornyn.
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12 Oct 20
Good morning! Judiciary Committee Chair Lindsey Graham just began day one of today's hearings to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. @MelissaQuinn97 and I will be following the hearing and providing updates here:
cbsnews.com/live-updates/a…
Barrett, with her family sitting behind her. WH Counsel Pat Cipollone is on the right.
Graham, making the case that Barrett is well qualified: "Is she as qualified as Sotomayor and Kagan? I think so."

Graham does not mention whether Garland was qualified.
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31 Jul 20
"I'm not going to opine on limiting anything," Fauci, clearly getting frustrated, says as Jordan continues to interrupt him.

(Jordan repeatedly chastised Democrats for interrupting AG Barr at the hearing on Tuesday.)
"I don't understand why you're asking me as a public health official who should get arrested or not," Fauci says as Jim Jordan continues to press him on whether protesters should be arrested.
When Jordan continued after his time, Fauci did the universal New York hand gesture of "you know what? whatever."
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