'This Isn't Who We Are': Minnesota Lawmakers Tweet From Inside U.S. Capitol As Mob Storms Building
The U.S. Capitol locked down Wednesday with lawmakers inside as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and police.
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The U.S. Capitol locked down Wednesday with lawmakers inside as violent clashes broke out between supporters of President Donald Trump and police.
On Wednesday afternoon, a raucous protest turned into a violent and destructive riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Supporters of President Trump stormed barricades and confronted police outside the Capitol on Wednesday, breaching the U.S. Capitol building.
The pick will force Senate Republicans to contend with the nomination of someone they spurned in 2016 — refusing even to hold hearings when a Supreme Court vacancy arose — but Biden may be banking on Garland's credentials and reputation for moderation to ensure confirmation.
Minnesota's 10 electoral votes will be counted by the United States Congress for Joe Biden on Wednesday. But as promised, some GOP lawmakers plan to challenge the Electoral College count.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota, the top Democrat on the panel overseeing the Electoral College count, said the Republican effort to create a federal commission "to supersede state certifications" is wrong.
President Donald Trump's campaign asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to take its failed lawsuit challenging election results in swing state Wisconsin.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a decision dismissing a lawsuit seeking to declare President Donald Trump won swing state Wisconsin.
One of two Wisconsin counties that conducted recounts of their presidential votes spent nearly $730,000 on the effort.
Lindell has long been a vocal Trump supporter, frequently appearing and speaking at rallies in support of the president.
The 10 members of Minnesota's electoral college have cast their votes for Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris for vice president of the United States.
President Donald Trump lost a federal lawsuit Saturday while his attorney was arguing his case before a skeptical Wisconsin Supreme Court in another lawsuit that liberal justices said "smacks of racism" and would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters only in the state's most diverse counties.
President-elect Joe Biden is nominating Denis McDonough, who was President Barack Obama's White House chief of staff, as secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
A split Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday refused to hear President Donald Trump's lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state.
Two battleground states, Wisconsin and Arizona, certified their presidential election results in favor of Joe Biden, even as President Donald Trump's legal team continued to dispute the results.
Wisconsin finished a recount of its presidential results on Sunday, confirming Democrat Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump in the key battleground state. Trump vowed to challenge the outcome in court even before the recount concluded.
Milwaukee County completed its recount of presidential ballots Friday, finding only small changes in vote totals for one of the two Wisconsin counties recounting ballots, but President Donald Trump's attorneys appear ready for a legal challenge seeking to toss tens of thousands of ballots.
Republicans filed a lawsuit Tuesday asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to block certification of the presidential election results even as a recount over President-elect Joe Biden's win over President Donald Trump is ongoing.
The Dow Jones crossed the 30,000 threshold for the first time ever Tuesday, fueled by news that suggests a more stable economy in the near future.
Minnesota's state canvassing board was to meet Tuesday to certify the state's election results, an ordinarily routine task that is drawing closer attention due to President Donald Trump's efforts to delay it in key states.
The General Services Administration has ascertained that President-elect Joe Biden is the "apparent winner" of the Nov. 3 election.
President-elect Joe Biden announced several top cabinet nominees Monday, including a new National Security Advisor with Minnesota roots.
The Wisconsin Elections Commission has agreed to issue an order to recount ballots in two heavily liberal counties at President Donald Trump's request, but only after hours of contentious debate that may foreshadow the partisan battle ahead.
Target CEO Brian Cornell was among business and labor leaders who met with President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris Monday.
Containing the COVID-19 pandemic and rebuilding the economy top the list for the incoming Biden administration, and a stimulus package will be a key component.
