Day: January 7, 2021

(Jan. 6) Pro-Trump protesters surged into the U.S. Capitol amid an extraordinary attempt by a group of House and Senate Republicans to object to the Electoral College results, disrupting a process that historically had been a quadrennial post-election formality. Supporters of President…

CNBC’s Shepard Smith says we have witnessed this road of refusal to accept reality. "Of lie after lie after lie of the state of play in America," Smith said. "The president allows it to go on and when they literally overtake Capitol…

WATCH ONGOING SPECIAL COVERAGE OF TODAY’S ATTACK ON THE CAPITOL HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKy84YmL-sU As protesters broke into the U.S. Capitol amid lawmakers meeting on the Electoral College vote count, PBS NewsHour’s Amna Nawaz describes the scene outside, saying "tensions have really increased.” The…

Hardline supporters of US President Donald Trump rally outside the White House, by the Washington Monument, in DC to pressure Congress into rejecting Democrat Joe Biden’s victory certification. President Trump is set to address the crowd later Wednesday. Subscribe to AFP and…

Thousands of supporters of President Trump have stormed the US Capitol building, venting their anger at the victory of Joe Biden in the presidential election. They forced the evacuation and lockdown of Congress, where lawmakers were preparing to approve the election result.…

WARNING: This event is streaming live and may contain adult language and footage not suitable for all viewers. Viewer discretion is advised. Pro-Trump protesters stormed the Capitol building in Washington, DC after a march decrying the vote in the Electoral College and…

Officials in Washington DC are bracing for clashes in the streets on Wednesday as thousands of pro-Trump supporters arrive to protest the presidential election and cheer on challenges of the Electoral College in Congress. President Trump in several tweets has called his…

Demonstrations in Washington DC have turned violent over the weekend after several days of unrest across the US. Fires have been started and every member of Washington DC’s National Guard -roughly 1,700 soldiers – were called to control the protests. On Friday,…

Protesters supporting President Donald Trump violently clashed with law enforcement Wednesday, sending the U.S. Capitol into chaos, locking the building down and halting the vote to certify Joe Biden’s presidential victory. Dozens of people breached security perimeters at the Capitol and lawmakers…

January 6, 2021: Hundreds of people were spotted walking towards the White House Wednesday morning ahead of protests in support of President Trump and his anticipated speech at the Save America Rally on the Ellipse at 11 a.m. Starting around 5 a.m.,…

House and Senate are in recess after Donald Trump supporters breached the Capitol building. It came after Vice President Mike Pence has said that he will not intervene to stop the certification by Congress of Democrat Joe Biden’s election victory, in defiance…

Supporters of outgoing US President Donald Trump have gathered for a ‘Save America’ rally to protest the results of the 2020 US Presidential Election, Wednesday, January 6, in Washington DC. The protest is taking place place on the same day the US…

People were spotted making their way to the White House ahead of President Trump’s anticipated speech at the Save America Rally on the Ellipse at 11 a.m. Source: WUSA9

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Angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, marching through the building, shouting and waving Trump and American flags and forcing a halt to congressional deliberations over challenges to Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory. Later in the afternoon, one…

A protester says "we won’t be bullied out of an election" as the FBI clears the grounds outside the US Capitol building. A woman has died following the riot. Source: Sky News

Police have confirmed that a woman who was shot earlier during the Capitol riots has died due to her injuries. Earlier today supporters massed outside Congress – and then forced their way in – leading to the suspension of the session which…

Former Trump advisor Omarosa Manigault Newman says Donald Trump is ‘bloodthirsty’ and will incite more violence because he lost the election and won’t be President come the end of January. She said ‘he won’t change’. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more…

Police have managed to clear protesters away from the entrance of the US Capitol building by moving in with tear gas and flash-bangs. Sally Lockwood reports from the scene, where some remaining Trump supporters are shouting at officers. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube…

‘What we witnessed was riotous, unlawful behaviour’, says senior senior police in Washington DC in response to the protests at the US Capitol building. A civilian sustained a gunshot, and anyone not doing ‘essential activity’ is asked to stay at home. 11,000…

In a short video released on Twitter, President Donald Trump tells his supporters that he knows how they feel but they should not play into the hands of ‘these people’. Protesters claiming to back the outgoing President have stormed the US Capitol…

At least one improvised explosive device has been found on the Capitol grounds, according to law enforcement sources. The Washington DC National Guard have been called in by the Mayor to aid local police, and a curfew has been imposed to help…

Sky’s Correspondent in Washington, Sally Lockwood speaks to Sean, who saw pro-Trump protesters getting pepper-sprayed as they stormed the Capitol building. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us…

Sky News’ Sally Lockwood witnesses protestors climbing the walls of the Capitol building wearing helmets and body armour. People in ballistic vests would not disclose the reason for their wearing of militaristic clothing. She has also heard unconfirmed reports of someone being…

The Capitol building in Washington DC is in lockdown, as Trump supporters clash with police and reportedly invade the building. Vice President Mike Pence has been evacuated to a ‘secure location’. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us…

The state of Georgia is choosing two senators. The winners of this critical election will determine which party controls the US Senate and, in turn, could dictate how much Joe Biden can achieve during the first half of his Presidency. So, how…

Georgia’s two Republican senators are facing Democrat challengers in a run-off election that the polls suggest is extremely tight. If the Democrats do win both seats, it will leave the US Senate evenly divided between the two parties. In that scenario, the…

President Donald Trump may have broken the law by pressuring Georgia’s top election official to "find" enough votes to overturn his loss to Joe Biden in the state. A recording of the phone call prompted accusations of an abuse of power. US…

Donald Trump has been recorded pleading with Georgia’s election chief to help him ‘find enough votes’ to overturn the result in the state. Audio of the phone call was obtained by The Washington Post and NBC News just weeks before the US…

Former officer trainee Nic Talbott tells Sky News the Trump administration stopped him from serving in the military because he is transgender. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow…