National States Also See Protests — And Angry Responses — to D.C. Violence While local police reported some arrests, many of the rallies remained peaceful. Martin Kaste
Politics Election Officials Warned 'Someone's Going To Get Shot' But That Didn't Stop Trump For years, those in charge of voting have said stoking false fears about voting would one day lead to violence. On Wednesday, they were proven right. Miles Parks
National Rep. Omar Says She Is Drafting New Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump "We can't allow him to remain in office, it's a matter of preserving our Republic and we need to fulfill our oath," wrote the Minnesota Democrat, as Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Laurel Wamsley
Law & Courts D.C. Mayor Issues 6 P.M. Curfew As Trump Supporters Breach Capitol The curfew comes after thousands of President Trump's supporters headed to the U.S. Capitol, prompting the House and Senate to swiftly go into recess as Capitol Police locked down the complex. Barbara Sprunt
Politics U.S. Capitol breached as Trump supporters storm in Vice President Mike Pence rushed out after saying he would not challenge presidential vote, according to The New York Times. Associated Press
Politics U.S. Capitol Locked Down As Far-Right Mob Breaks In As thousands of far-right and pro-Trump demonstrators march in downtown D.C. Wednesday, groups of protestors have moved towards the U.S. Capitol and some are growing violent. Elena Moore
Law & Courts Supreme Court's New Supermajority: What It Means For Roe v. Wade There are two schools of thought: either the right to abortion will be systemically hollowed out, leaving it a right on paper only, or Roe will be overturned. Nina Totenberg
National Security There's A White House Clash Over Whether To Extend Freeze On Many Work Visas In June, President Trump halted various temporary work visas, including H-1B, L-1 and certain J-1 visas. Advocates for an extension say it would tie the hands of President-elect Joe Biden. Franco Ordoñez
National Census To Miss Year-End Deadline For Delivering Numbers For House Seats Behind schedule and struggling to fix irregularities in the count, the Census Bureau is working toward Jan. 9 as the next date in the process for releasing results, a bureau employee tells NPR. Hansi Lo Wang
Government Senate GOP Rushes To Finish Defense Bill And Avoid Showdown On Relief Payments Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said the $2,000 relief checks have "no realistic path" in the Senate on their own. He has tied them to other provisions that Democrats blast as partisan. Kelsey Snell
