President-elect Joe Biden announced Thursday he will nominate Merrick Garland to be attorney general. He also used his speech to excoriate President Trump for inciting across his four years in office the violence perpetrated by a mob of his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Watch his speech.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Vice President Mike Pence and members of the Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove President Trump from power for inciting the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Pelosi said the president could face impeachment if that doesn't happen. Watch her remarks.
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Pelosi said she is "calling on the vice president to remove this president by immediately invoking the 25th Amendment."
Mark Zuckerberg said Mr. Trump's account will be locked "for at least the next two weeks" but could remain locked indefinitely.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that if Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Stenger isn't gone by the time he takes over as majority leader later this month, Stenger will be fired. Watch Schumer's remarks.
"There is no doubt in my mind that if those were Black Lives Matter protesters yesterday breaking into the Capitol Building, there would be dozens and dozens of people dead today," Mike Morell said.
"It was appalling how ill-prepared the Congress was for these attacks," Schumer said Thursday at a press conference.
Disruptions by violent protesters Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol delayed the final count of Electoral College votes for hours, but the joint session of Congress affirmed President-elect Joe Biden's win early Thursday. CBS News senior political analyst and 60 Minutes correspondent John Dickerson discusses with CBSN's Tanya Rivero the incident's ramifications for the U.S. both at home and abroad.
Deadly protests at the U.S. Capitol Building prompted the Canadian company to remove Trump-related merchandise.
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He also plans to name Boston Mayor Marty Walsh to head the Labor Department.
Mick Mulvaney, special envoy to Northern Ireland, and Stephanie Grisham, chief of staff to the first lady, are among those who have announced their resignations.
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The 35-year-old was killed amid chaos in the Capitol
At least 90 Democrats are calling for the president to be stripping of his office following the crisis at the U.S. Capitol.
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Members of President Trump's Cabinet have discussed invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from power in light of Wednesday's assault on the U.S. Capitol. "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joined CBSN to discuss the latest developments.
Scenes of violence and chaos at the U.S. Capitol shocked America and the world on Wednesday, when a mob of pro-Trump protesters, some of them armed, forced their way into the building, ransacking the offices of lawmakers who fled for their lives. Larry Cosme, national president of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association, joins Anne-Marie Green on "CBSN AM" to break down the failure of crowd control and law enforcement that disrupted American democracy.
Some Cabinet members have discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment, which could be used to remove a president as commander-in-chief.
From Apple and Chase to the National Association of Manufacturers, strong words urging for a calmer transition to President-elect Biden.
A 60 Minutes cameraman's stunning shots of the U.S. Capitol, a building we don't usually associate with beauty and reflection
Dr. Leo Nissola joined Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers to discuss the mostly maskless assault on the U.S. Capitol and the lack of a clear federal COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan.
Calls for President Trump's removal from office are growing after the assault on the U.S. Capitol. CBS News chief congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes joined CBSN with a look at how the situation is unfolding on Capitol Hill.
Law enforcement agencies are facing questions about the response to the assault on the U.S. Capitol. Vanity Fair staff writer Caleb Ecarma covered the riot and the anti-racism protests in Washington over the summer. He joined "CBSN AM" to compare the experiences.
