Demonstrators breached security and entered the Capitol on Wednesday as Congress debated the 2020 electoral vote tally. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Police stand behind their shields outside the Capitol after a day of rioting on Wednesday. Julio Cortez/AP hide caption
Gabriel Sterling, Georgia's voting system implementation manager, fact-checks President Trump's false claims about voting at a news conference Monday. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images hide caption
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Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday, where he declared a state of emergency for Tokyo and neighboring prefectures amid a new surge in COVID-19 cases. Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images hide caption
A first grade student raises her hand at Mary L. Fonseca Elementary School in Fall River, Mass., in November. Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption
Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., preside over a joint session of Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings. Erin Schaff/Pool/Getty Images hide caption
A Trump flag flies over the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, after a pro-Trump mob stormed the building, breaking windows and clashing with police officers. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption
Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., announced Wednesday evening that she would no longer object to the Electoral College results from her state. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption
W. Va. Del. Derrick Evans, shown taking the oath of office in Charleston on Dec. 14, was seen in a video as part of the group of pro-Trump rioters who forced their way into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Perry Bennett/AP hide caption
Video Shows Newly Elected W.Va. Lawmaker Among Mob That Stormed The U.S. Capitol
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks as the House reconvenes after protesters stormed into the U.S. Capitol. (House Television/AP hide caption
National Guard troops stand behind shields outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky speaks on the Senate floor as the Senate reconvened after a mob stormed into the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. AP hide caption
"For two months now, a political party and its accompanying media ecosystem has too often been unwilling to tell their followers the truth," former President Barack Obama said on Wednesday. Obama is seen here in October 2020. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois, here in September, was in the U.S. Capitol complex Wednesday as pro-Trump rioters stormed the Capitol building. Alex Brandon/Pool/AP hide caption
'We're Just Astonished That This Is Happening,' Sen. Tammy Duckworth Says
Twitter on Wednesday removed three of President Trump's tweets over violations of its policies and warned that Trump's account could be kicked off the platform if he continues to break the rules. Twitter.com hide caption
Twitter Locks Trump's Account, Warns Of 'Permanent Suspension' If Violations Continue
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A police officer stands guard as supporters of President Donald Trump protest Wednesday in Los Angeles, Calif. RINGO CHIU/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Dr. Jean-Christophe Richard in La Croix-Rousse hospital, in Lyon, France, on Wednesday. Amid public outcry, France's health minister promised Tuesday an "exponential" acceleration of his country's slow coronavirus vaccination process. Laurent Cipriani/AP hide caption
LaTosha Brown, shown here in Memphis, Tenn., co-founded the Black Voters Matter organization in 2016. Dean Anthony II/Black Voters Matter hide caption
Black Voters Matter Co-Founder: Black Voters In Georgia Fuel 'New Southern Strategy'
Former President George W. Bush said he was sickened and heartbroken at the "mayhem" transpiring at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Bush is seen here in July 2020 at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis. Alyssa Pointer/Getty Images hide caption