Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger urges Cabinet to invoke 25th Amendment

Republican Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger is calling on President Donald Trump's Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment and remove him from office.

Capitol Hill violence: Explosives found at RNC, DNC 'the real deal,' sources say

The devices found near the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday were actual explosive devices, according to a senior federal law enforcement official briefed on the investigations.

Congress certifies Biden’s 2020 election win after violent pro-Trump riot in Capitol

Congress was forced to abruptly halt its session on counting Electoral College votes won by President-elect Joe Biden as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol. But the counting resumed, and Biden’s win was certified.

San Jose mayor calls for President Trump to be tried for sedition

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo, who is a former federal prosecutor, says President Donald Trump should be tried for sedition and publicly inciting the use of unlawful means to undermine the will of the electorate.

Riotous mob incited by President Trump widely condemned

Widespread reaction condemning the pro-Trump mob that stormed the nation's Capitol to interrupt the counting of the Electoral College votes.

‘Un-American’: Republican, Democrat lawmakers condemn Trump supporters who breached Capitol

Reaction from lawmakers poured in after the U.S. Capitol was locked down Wednesday due to protesters supporting President Donald Trump breaching barricades and initiating violent clashes with Capitol police.

Warnock, Ossoff win in Georgia, handing Dems Senate control

Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats — and with them, the U.S. Senate majority — as final votes were counted Wednesday.

Biden calls on Trump to go on national TV and demand end to 'siege' on Capitol

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday called on President Donald Trump to demand an end to the “siege” underway at the U.S. Capitol building.

Democrats flip Georgia, taking control of U.S. Senate away from GOP

Georgia, known as a Republican stronghold for decades, appears to have turned blue with the apparent election of two Democrats to represent the state in the Senate.

Joe Biden to nominate judge Merrick Garland as attorney general

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.

Pelosi says Schiff, 3 others to lead Dems in Electoral College certification challenges

Reps. Adam Schiff, Zoe Lofgren, Jamie Raskin and Joe Neguse will lead Democrats in the "Constitutional, historical and thematic justification for respecting the will of the people," Pelosi wrote in an open letter to colleagues

Democrat Raphael Warnock wins Senate race; 2nd too early to call

Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach.

Warnock wins Georgia U.S. Senate runoff, AP projects

Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff election, The Associated Press projects.

Warnock makes history with Senate win as Dems near majority

Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia's two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state's history and putting the Senate majority within the Democrats' reach.

Statehouses without mask rules could be hotbeds for COVID-19 spread

As lawmakers around the U.S. convene this winter to deal with the COVID-19 crisis, statehouses themselves could prove to be hothouses for infection.