Several senior Trump administration officials resigned Thursday after rioting and bloodshed by violent Trump supporters at the Capitol on Wednesday left four people dead and drew calls from members of Congress for an investigation into security measures around the complex.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao was the first of Trump's Cabinet secretaries to announce she was resigning, and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos followed hours later.
A police officer died Thursday night from injuries suffered during the pro-Trump mob's breach of the Capitol.
Congress confirmed President-elect Joe Biden's election victory early Thursday morning — more than 14 hours after the tally began — after members were whisked away just after the proceedings had started when a mob of Trump supporters overran the building. Biden is scheduled to be inaugurated as the 46th president on Jan. 20.
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Read the highlights:
— 'Deeply troubled' by Capitol riot, Transportation Secretary Chao resigns.
— What happened after Trump told supporters to swarm the Capitol.
— Law enforcement officials across U.S. shocked by police failure to stop rioters.
— Trump loyalists push evidence-free claims that antifa activists fueled mob.
— How an ordinary Congress vote devolved into disarray.
Capitol rioter who put feet on Pelosi's desk got PPP loan
Deputy national security adviser Pottinger resigns
D.C. mayor says Trump 'must be held accountable' for Capitol riot, demands control of Nat'l Guard
D.C. police release photos of people from Capitol riot they want to identify
Ocasio-Cortez calls on Cruz and Hawley to resign
Capitol police were hit in the head with lead pipes, congressman says
Hoyer says rioters stole a tribute to late Rep. John Lewis
Trump yanks Chad Wolf's Homeland Security nomination
Acting AG Rosen: Capitol rioters will 'face the full consequences of their actions'
Schumer calls on Pence to use 25th Amendment to remove Trump from office
Capitol police made 14 arrests last night, none were D.C. residents
More arrests expected today
Capitol Police chief says department 'conducting a thorough review' of security procedures
Rep. Kinzinger is first Republican to say 25th Amendment should be invoked
Facebook bans Trump from platform until after inauguration
D.C. police reporting 68 arrests last night
Barr says Trump conduct 'betrayal' of presidency
After violence at the Capitol, Trump to award Medal of Freedom to three golfers
Acting DHS chief Chad Wolf calls on Trump to condemn violence at the Capitol
AFRICOM: 'American people expect, and need, us to stay steady'
Michigan Capitol reopens after police investigate bomb threat
National Guard will be in D.C. through Biden's inauguration
'I can’t stay': Mick Mulvaney resigns as Trump's envoy to Northern Ireland
Bullet holes and shattered glass: Some of the damage inside the Capitol
GOP Rep. Miller invokes Hitler Tuesday at Capitol, stands by comments
Lawmakers say they plan to investigate how law enforcement handled mob storming Capitol
ANALYSIS: A shadow over democracy, the White House and the Republican Party
'Let us in!': What happened after Trump told his supporters to swarm the Capitol
Inside the Trump riots: How an ordinary Congress vote devolved into disarray
Nearly 100 lawmakers call for Trump's removal through impeachment or 25th Amendment
Liz Cheney says Trump incited the mob that stormed the Capitol