Three New York Times journalists were at the Capitol when it was breached. Here’s how they experienced it, in their own words. nyti.ms/2MNM6Dl
Erin Schaff, a Times staff photographer, describes “hyperventilating, unsure of what to do” after an encounter with violent protesters. nyti.ms/2MNM6Dl
Nicholas Fandos, a Times congressional reporter, said he had “10 seconds to decide whether to run out or get locked in myself.” He chose to stay, “deciding I should keep my eyes on the senators I was there to cover, no matter what came next.” nyti.ms/2MNM6Dl
Emily Cochrane, a Times congressional reporter, said she kept updating her story, needing something to distract her from the chaos. “Lawmakers were yelling. It didn’t feel real.” nyti.ms/2MNM6Dl
Read the full accounts from our journalists here. nyti.ms/2MNM6Dl
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The U.S. lost 140,000 jobs in December, the first decline since April. nyti.ms/3s9Wg15
Nearly four million Americans have been out of work for more than six months — an increase of 27,000 from November, and roughly quadruple the number before the pandemic began. nyti.ms/3s9Wg15
Job losses mostly came from the services sector, resembling patterns from earlier in the pandemic. Restaurants and bars cut 372,000 jobs in December. Hotels cut 24,000. Private schools and colleges cut more than 60,000. nyti.ms/3s9Wg15
A mob of President Trump’s supporters barreled past fence barricades and clashed with police officers in an attempt to disrupt the certification of the Electoral College results on Wednesday.
Here’s a look at how they managed to storm the U.S. Capitol. nyti.ms/3s4YWgI
Following a Trump rally near the White House in which he once again falsely claimed widespread voter fraud, his supporters made their way toward the Capitol where Congress was certifying the Electoral College results.
At the Capitol, they became more violent and destructive.
At first, the Trump loyalists congregated along a police barricade outside the western steps of the Capitol. nyti.ms/3s4YWgI
World leaders watched live as a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol. Many saw it as a warning to global democracies, placing the blame squarely on President Trump. nyti.ms/399u1a9
One by one, officials around the world responded with the sort of statements previously issued by the U.S. State Department when political violence consumed other countries. nyti.ms/399u1a9
Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia condemned the violence, calling what unfolded “very distressing,” while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand said she and others in her country were “devastated” by the events. nyti.ms/399u1a9
Windows smashed, cabinets broken and residue from pepper spray on the floors. Lawmakers, police and cleaning crews returned to the Capitol on Thursday to survey the damage left by the pro-Trump mob.
The runoff victories in Georgia by the Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have given control of the Senate to the Democrats.
Here's a look at how votes across the state shifted to the Democrats, letting them flip two seats the Republicans held for years. nyti.ms/2Lvfyxj
In November, Georgia shifted just far enough left to give Joe Biden a narrow victory there.
In the Senate runoffs, nearly every part of the state shifted even further left, giving the two winning candidates even bigger margins of victory than Biden’s. nyti.ms/3s6jqW4
Much of Biden’s core of support in November came from in and around Atlanta. A look at those counties in the runoffs shows even stronger support for Warnock and Ossoff. nyti.ms/3s6jqW4
Republican efforts to object during the Electoral College vote certification in Congress today are all but certain to fail. Here’s a step-by-step look at how the day will proceed. nyti.ms/3s26L6u
Each state’s results will be read and House or Senate members can object after each.
If an objection has support from at least one member of each chamber, they will debate it. That's only happened twice since the 1887 law that put this process in place. nyti.ms/3s26L6u
After debate, both chambers will then vote on whether to toss out the electoral results of the state in question — which has not happened since Reconstruction. As long as at least one chamber votes against tossing the results, the votes will be counted. nyti.ms/3s26L6u