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6 Jan, 8 tweets, 5 min read
Vice President Mike Pence was swiftly ushered out of the Senate chamber after protesters supporting President Donald Trump breached the Capitol amid Congress' certification of President-elect Joe Biden's Electoral College victory politico.com/news/2021/01/0…
Congress paused its certification of the Electoral College as the House and Senate chambers were abruptly forced into lockdown, after Capitol police reported a “breach” of the building politico.com/news/2021/01/0…
This is the moment the House adjourned after protestors breached the U.S. Capitol politi.co/3hPMvkb
U.S. Capitol Police with guns drawn stand near a barricaded door as protesters try to break into the House Chamber
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This is what it looked like inside the House chamber as members grabbed their gas masks before evacuating this afternoon 📷 AP
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U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gunpoint near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol today 📷 AP
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Inside the House chamber, the atmosphere was starting to get slightly frantic.

“We have folks entering the rotunda,” Capitol Police said. Masks were being distributed to members and the press after tear gas was dispersed. politi.co/3952JSt
This was the scene inside the Senate chamber this afternoon shortly after Vice President Mike Pence was evacuated politi.co/3pVedhZ
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First thing’s first — Joe Biden will be certified as president sometime tonight or tomorrow.

In the interim, however, Trump loyalists will seek to overturn the results and authorities hope to stave off violence.

Here's how we expect things to go 👇 politico.com/news/2021/01/0…
⏰ Things will start up at 1 p.m.

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6 Jan
Tonight is unprecedented: Double-barreled runoffs in one state to decide control of the Senate. Here's what our reporters are watching for tonight.

We'll be here with more live analysis + results :point_right: politi.co/3pWnfLB
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Some say it could come overnight – but it all depends how close the race is. If it's within 0.5 percentage points, we could see a recount and more delays.

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Joe Biden has begun to fill out top positions on the incoming National Security Council and at the State Department, with key roles like deputy national security adviser and deputy secretary of State going to veterans of the Obama administration politico.com/news/2021/01/0…
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