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Biden Presidency Confirmed After Deadly Day On Capitol Hill
AP: Biden Win Confirmed After Pro-Trump Mob Storms US Capitol
Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election. Before dawn Thursday, lawmakers finished their work, confirming Biden won the election. (Mascaro, Jalonick and Taylor, 1/7)
Politico: Trump Agrees To ‘Orderly Transition’ Of Power
President Donald Trump early Thursday morning acknowledged for the first time he will leave office and agreed to an orderly transition of power. ... Notably though, Trump didn’t admit defeat or say he was conceding. He also failed to publicly recognize the deadly riot his supporters participated in inside the U.S. Capitol on Thursday. (McGraw and Kumar, 1/7)
The New York Times: As House Was Breached, A Fear ‘We’d Have To Fight’ To Get Out
Two explosive devices were found around noon near the headquarters of the Republican National Committee, then destroyed by a bomb squad. And the federal authorities arrested a 70-year-old man from Alabama near the Capitol in possession of a firearm and materials to make several Molotov cocktails. (Kanno-Youngs, Tavernise and Cochrane, 1/7)
AP: 4 Died As Trump Supporters Invaded Capitol
Four people died as supporters of President Donald Trump violently occupied the U.S. Capitol. Washington, D.C., Police Chief Robert Contee said the dead on Wednesday included a woman who was shot by the U.S. Capitol Police, as well as three others who died in “medical emergencies.” Police said both law enforcement and Trump supporters deployed chemical irritants during the hours-long occupation of the Capitol building before it was cleared Wednesday evening by law enforcement. (1/6)
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USA Today: What To Do About That Pit In Your Stomach In This Terrifying American Moment
On the day Congress was set to formally declare Joe Biden president-elect, chaos erupted in Washington, D.C., when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the Capitol. A woman was shot and killed, the National Guard has been mobilized and more than a dozen people have been arrested. Some watched in disbelief. Others noted their predictions this day would come. All of us are witnessing the deepening of our nation's fracture, the power of misinformation and lies. Many Americans are fearful and outraged. (Dastagir, 1/6)
Los Angeles Times: 'Tearing Us Apart:' For A Watching Nation, Capitol Riot Marks A Surreal Unraveling
For many Americans watching from afar, the violent breaching of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday by extremist partisans of President Trump resounded with the echoes of another national tragedy, giving rise to an almost vertigo-inducing sensation: a rip in the fabric of time. “It felt like watching the towers come down — it was that surreal,” said Renee Ryan, who sat in her Seattle home Wednesday with her son, Wolf, and remembered the feeling of unreality on Sept. 11, 2001, as the world was transfixed by the unfolding attack on the World Trade Center. “Except [now] it was our own people.” (Kaleem, King, Lee, Read and Hennessy-Fiske, 1/6)
Houston Chronicle: How Trump Ruined Americans' Mental Health
The aftermath of the 2020 election has been chaotic and unprecedented, with President Donald Trump refusing to concede to President-elect Joe Biden and launching a nationwide legal battle challenging the election results. Psychiatrist and Yale University professor Bandy X. Lee believes what's truly at stake now is the mental health of Americans who have witnessed Trump's erratic behavior for four years. Lee is the editor of "The Dangerous Case of Donald Trump: 37 Psychiatrists and Mental Health Experts Assess a President." (Medley, 1/7)
