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A protester is seen inside the US Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building during demonstrations in the nation's capital. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Trump fans falsely accuse antifa of riot

Igor Derysh

Facial recognition company cited in “antifa” clams spread by TrumpWorld media says entire report is a lie

Elaine Chao; Mitch McConnell (Getty/Jeff Swensen)

The real stakes of the Georgia runoffs

Robert Reich - RobertReich.org

Mitch McConnell cares about only one thing: Power. Democrats wins in the Georgia runoffs took his away

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) listens as House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during the restart of a House session of Congress on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress has reconvened to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump, hours after a pro-Trump mob broke into the U.S. Capitol and disrupted proceedings. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Republicans still side with insurrection

Amanda Marcotte

Despite the violence and death Wednesday, the majority of House Republicans voted in support of Trump's coup

Vice President Mike Pence presides over a joint session of Congress on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Congress held a joint session today to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. A group of Republican senators said they would reject the Electoral College votes of several states unless Congress appointed a commission to audit the election results. (Jim Lo Scalzo - Pool/Getty Images)

Trump acknowledges defeat after riot

Igor Derysh

Trump issued his statement through an aide’s Twitter account, since he's locked out of Twitter for fomenting riot

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Crimini mushrooms with garlic and basil in pan, braised (Getty Images)

Three hearty winter braises to tackle

EmilyC - Food52

Braising on a weekday night when you need dinner fast? Yes, that’s possible — even without a pressure cooker!

Donald Trump | Facebook and Twitter logos (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Facebook/Twitter)

Facebook blocks Trump through transition

Matthew Rozsa

Twitter levied a 12-hour suspension and demanded removal of 3 tweets constituting "repeated and severe violations"

Brian Kilmeade and Donald Trump (Mark Wilson/Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images)

"Fox & Friends" finally turns on Trump

Brad Reed - Raw Story

President Donald Trump's favorite morning news is upset by his failed coup

A member of the Civil Protection takes a nasal sample with a swab from a teacher at an operation center for a Covid-19 mass testing campaign at a High School in Montivillliers, northern France on December 15, 2020. (SAMEER AL-DOUMY/AFP via Getty Image)

What we know about the new COVID strain

Nicole Karlis

The mutated strain that's ravaging England is now appearing all over the United States

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Supporters of US President Donald Trump enter the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators breeched security and entered the Capitol as Congress debated the a 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Some of us saw this coming

Jim Sleeper

Donald Trump told us who he was from the outset. Why is anyone surprised that his clumsy tyrant act led to this?

Trump supporters take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

GOP faces the abyss as Congress returns

Roger Sollenberger

Officials of both parties said to be considering impeachment, 25th Amendment to shut down Trump's rebellion

Protesters gather outside the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2021 in Washington, DC. Pro-Trump protesters entered the U.S. Capitol building after mass demonstrations in the nation's capital during a joint session Congress to ratify President-elect Joe Biden's 306-232 Electoral College win over President Donald Trump. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

The awe of the Capitol? No more

Iveta Cherneva

I know the Capitol well — it's a building designed to confer awe and majesty. We may never get that back

U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the Oval Office while arriving back at the White House on December 31, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump's failed coup leads to WH exodus

Matthew Chapman - Raw Story

Trump's deputy press secretary resigns as does the White House social secretary and first lady's chief of staff

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Mike Pence, Donald Trump, and the Trump supporters mobbing the US Capitol building on January 6, 2021. (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Trump is lashing out at Pence

Matthew Rozsa

Trump urged Pence to reject the electoral votes being certified, even though he does not have the power to do that

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock of Georgia speaks to supporters during a rally on November 15, 2020 in Marietta, Georgia. Warnock faces incumbent U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) in one of two January 5 runoffs for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. (Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

"They were captured"

David Edwards - Raw Story

Fox News host Rachel Campos-Duffy worries "the African-American culture has been captured by the left"

Jim Jordan and Louie Gohmert (SUSAN WALSH/POOL/AFP/Getty Images/Salon)

The un-American activities caucus

Terry H. Schwadron - DCReport

There are 12 coup-plotting radical GOP Senators and 140 Representatives (so far) trying to destroy our government

Donald Trump and Joe Biden (Photo illustration by Salon/The White House/Joe Biden Official Campaign)

Biden condemns Trump's "special" rioters

Igor Derysh

Twitter quickly locked Trump's video praising rioters "due to a risk of violence"

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Trump supporters stand on the U.S. Capitol Police armored vehicle as others take over the steps of the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, as the Congress works to certify the electoral college votes. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

Capitol in chaos as Trump mob invades

Roger Sollenberger

At least one person shot as pro-Trump protesters invade Capitol, reach House and Senate chambers and offices

US President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani speaks to supporters from The Ellipse near the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Rudy wants electoral "trial by combat"

Igor Derysh

The president's lawyer wants to have a “trial by combat” to determine if baseless fraud claims are true

Donald Trump Jr. speaks during a rally of supporters of US President Donald Trump on The Ellipse outside of the White House on January 6, 2021, in Washington, DC. - Demonstrators across Washington are protesting the 2020 presidential election Electoral Vote Certification by the US Congress. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Don Jr. flexes after Georgia debacle

Roger Sollenberger

But a senior campaign official says the president's "addiction to every conspiracy theory" made victory impossible

Josh Hawley, Donald Trump and Ted Cruz (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The GOP is trolling democracy to death

Amanda Marcotte

Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley know their objections to Biden's win will fail, but that doesn't make their stunt harmless

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U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and her husband Jeff Sprecher wait for the beginning of a ceremonial swearing-in at the Old Senate Chamber of the U.S. Capitol January 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Sen. Loeffler was appointed to the seat to succeed former Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-GA), who resigned for health reasons. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Did the SEC ever clear Kelly Loeffler?

Roger Sollenberger

Soon-to-be-ex-senator says DOJ and Senate cleared her, but her husband won't say what became of SEC trading probe

John Fetterman (Getty Images)

PA GOP refuses to seat Dem state senator

Igor Derysh

Republican challenger is suing to throw out hundreds of mail-in ballots that were approved by state Supreme Court

Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Dems on the verge of retaking Senate

Igor Derysh

Democrats appear poised to make Mitch McConnell the Senate minority leader with mostly blue votes outstanding

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence participates in the vice presidential debate against Democratic vice presidential nominee Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) at the University of Utah on October 7, 2020 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The vice presidential candidates only meet once to debate before the general election on November 3. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump claims Pence can "reject" electors

Jake Johnson - Common Dreams

Trump also said he is hoping that Pence "comes through for us" during Wednesday's certification process

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