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In Day of Violence, Pro-Trump Mob Storms Capitol, Disrupting Electoral Count

Vice President Mike Pence presides over a joint session of Congress convened to certify the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. A mob of people loyal to President Trump stormed the Capitol following a rally, halting Congress’s counting of the electoral votes to confirm President-elect Joe Biden’s victory as the police evacuated lawmakers from the building in a scene of violence, chaos and disruption that shook the core of American democracy. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times)