Breaking: chaos continues around US Capitol

  • Twitter limits engagement on Trump tweets

    Twitter on Wednesday took the extraordinary step to prohibit one of President Donald Trump’s tweets from being retweeted or replied to after he posted a video pushing conspiracy theories about election fraud while some of his supporters took over the U.S. Capitol building.

    The tweet included a video in which Trump reiterated claims that the election was “stolen,” but also called for his supporters to “go home now”.

  • One protester entered House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office and kicked his feet up at a desk.

  • Rep. Omar, Pressley call for Trump’s impeachment

    Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley called for President Trump’s impeachment Thursday.

    “We can’t allow him to remain in office, it’s a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath,” Omar, of Minnesota, wrote on Twitter.

  • A noose was erected on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol Wednesday afternoon, attached to a wooden beam.

    It was seen as hundreds of pro-Trump demonstrators were crowding around the Capitol and amid chaos that involved many of them breaching barricades and going inside the building. 

    Many were seen carrying Trump campaign flags inside and some were also carrying Confederate flags.