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Oliver O'Connell,Joe Sommerlad and Katie Hawkinson

Trump won’t rule out sending military to take Panama Canal and Greenland in rambling press conference: Live

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Donald Trump gave a bizarre, rambling press conference at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday.

Ostensibly arranged to announce new foreign investment in the US, the president-elect refused to rule out using military or economic coercion to take control of the Panama Canal or Greenland; railed against windmills, electric heaters, Canada, dishwashers, and the legal cases against him; and said he would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America.

Meanwhile, Trump’s lawyers are attempting to block the “imminent” release of a final report by Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith covering his classified documents and election interference cases against the president-elect.

Aileen Cannon, the judge in his classified documents case has temporarily blocked the release of the final report in that case.

Earlier, Trump pounced on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation to post on the same platform: “Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State... Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!”

That came after Congress formally recognized his November election win over Kamala Harris and Judge Juan Merchan refused Trump’s latest attempt to delay the sentencing over his hush money conviction, currently scheduled for Friday.

Key Points

  • Watch LIVE: Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago as son arrives in Greenland amid purchase talk
  • Joe Biden making transition ‘as difficult as possible’, president-elect gripes
  • Trump’s election win made official as Kamala Harris presides four years on from Capitol riot
  • President-elect tries to stave off hush money conviction sentencing
  • Trump-appointed judge blocks Merrick Garland from releasing Jack Smith report
  • Trump declined to rule out using force to take the Panama Canal or Greenland

Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will lead bill to change name of Gulf of Mexico

18:05 , Oliver O'Connell

Colorado governor has a different plan for Greenland

18:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Colorado Governor Jared Polis — potentially a 2028 Democratic presidential candidate — has a different take on the Donald Trump’s expansionist plans for Greenland.

He wrote on X: “If it’s the choice of the people of Greenland to join the greatest country on earth, I would welcome them as our 53rd state, right after we admit Puerto Rico and Washington DC as states.”

Trump is reportedly complaining about Elon in private — and hates ‘President Musk’ joke

17:50 , Oliver O'Connell

President-elect Donald Trump has been complaining about his “first buddy”Elon Musk behind closed doors, according to a reporter.

Trump and Musk have become close in recent months, with the tech billionaire reportedly staying at a cottage just a few hundred feet away from the main house at Mar-a-Lago. Trump also tapped Musk to co-head the newly created Department of Government Efficiency.

But there appears to be trouble in paradise, according to New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.

Kelly Rissman has the story.

Trump reportedly complaining about Elon in private — and hates ‘President Musk’ joke

Watch: Trump wraps up press conference reiterating ‘all hell is going to break loose’ if hostages aren’t released

17:45 , Oliver O'Connell

BREAKING: Trump-appointed judge blocks Merrick Garland from releasing Jack Smith report

17:25 , Oliver O'Connell

The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case is blocking Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing a report prepared by the prosecutor who led the federal criminal cases against the president-elect.

A stunning order from District Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday arrived hours after the former president and his co-defendants urged the courts to prevent special counsel Jack Smith from publishing a report that is expected to detail his investigations, which he effectively drew to a close following his presidential election victory.

Cannon — who was appointed to the bench by Trump in 2020 — is effectively ordering the Department of Justice to reject guidelines that put decisions about special counsel reports in the hands of the attorney general.

Alex Woodward reports.

Trump-appointed judge blocks Merrick Garland from releasing Jack Smith report

17:23 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump says he’s considering “economic force” to merge Canada and the US, calling the border an “artificial line”.

The president-elect told reporters at his press conference that the US spends too much to defend Canada and has a trade deficit.

He said the US shouldn’t buy cars or lumber from Canada.

Trump wants to change the name of Gulf of Mexico — no, really...

17:21 , Oliver O'Connell

President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to something more American.

Trump was speaking at a press conference on Tuesday from Palm Beach, Florida when he made the remark.

Rhian Lubin reports.

Trump wants to change the name of Gulf of Mexico to something more American

Trump declined to rule out using force to take the Panama Canal or Greenland

17:02 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump just declined to rule out using the military to take Greenland and the Panama Canal.

The president-elect said in response to a question from a reporter during his Mar-a-Lago press conference: “I’m not going to commit to that. It might be that you’ll have to do something.”

Trump takes aim at Biden’s offshore drilling ban and again attacks Panama over canal

17:00 , Oliver O'Connell

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to reverse President Joe Biden’s executive order that protected more than 625 million acres of the ocean from offshore drilling. “It will be done immediately and we will, ‘Drill, baby, drill.’”

Trump also says the Panama Canal is a “disgrace” and Panama was “supposed to treat us well.”

Trump says Gulf of Mexico to be renamed

16:54 , Oliver O'Connell

In a truly odd press conference, Donald Trump says Mexico is run by cartels and that the Gulf of Mexico will be renamed the Gulf of America.

Watch: Trump goes on bizarre rant about gas heater and rain

16:53 , Oliver O'Connell

Trump lashes out at Jack Smith as Jan 6 report release looms

16:50 , Oliver O'Connell

As Donald Trump’s legal team tries to block the release of Special Jack Smith’s imminent report into the charges against him, the president-elect is borderline fuming during his rambling, at times bizarre, remarks, lashing out at Smith and his “purple robe”, claiming he “executes people…”

Watch: Trump claims to have done nothing wrong despite his 34 felony convictions

16:45 , Oliver O'Connell

Watch: Trump claims no one knows how many votes he won by...

16:41 , Oliver O'Connell

Which is odd, because everyone else seems to know.

Trump won by 2.3 million votes.

Court to hear Trump petition to halt hush money sentencing

16:37 , Oliver O'Connell

An appellate court will hear the argument on Donald Trump’s petition to halt his hush money sentencing at 12:30 pm, Anna Bower of Lawfare reports, citing a court officer.

Trump announces new foreign investment into US from longtime business partner

16:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump announces new investment into the US economy from DAMAC Properties of the United Arab Emirates.

The president-elect introduces DAMAC’s chairman Hussain Sajwani — a longtime business partner of the Trump family — who says he has been waiting four years to invest in the US. The company will invest $1 billion in an AI data center.

Trump says: “He's very big into the data centers. And that's going to be a very hot item in the coming years, as you know.”

The president-elect says there will be a total of $20 billion in investment to open data centers across U.S. in eight states — Texas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, and Indiana.

16:19 , Oliver O'Connell

[Trump is running 20 minutes late]

Stay tuned...

Watch LIVE: Donald Trump speaks at Mar-a-Lago as son arrives in Greenland amid purchase talk

16:01 , Oliver O'Connell

Watch live: Trump speaks as son arrives in Greenland amid purchase talk

Watch: Johnson says Trump insists Social Security and Medicare are preserved

15:58 , Oliver O'Connell

Kinzinger tells Stephen Colbert he’s willing to go to prison in order to stand up to Trump

15:55 , Oliver O'Connell

Former Illinois Republican congressman Adam Kinzinger appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Monday evening and declared that he would be willing to go to prison on principle if Donald Trump chooses to persecute him once he returns to the White House.

Joe Sommerlad reports.

Adam Kinzinger tells Stephen Colbert he’s willing to go to prison stand up to Trump

Watch: Johnson says GOP plans to handle debt limit in reconciliation bill

15:51 , Oliver O'Connell

Ontario premier announces border crackdown amidst Trump threats that derailed Trudeau

15:50 , James Liddell

The premier of Ontario Doug Ford announced the launch of “Operation Deterrence” to bolster border security with the US, as Donald Trump’s tariff threats loom.

On Tuesday morning, less than 24 hours after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation, Ford said in a statement that the Ontario government will “crackdown on illegal border crossings and illegal guns and drugs.”

As part of the response, the Ontario Provincial Police has assembled an emergency response team of 200 officers.

After garnering enough electoral college votes to be declared president-elect in November, Trump threatened to impose a blanket 25 percent tariff on the import of Canadian goods unless border security is tightened.

Writing at the time on Truth Social, he said that the levy would “remain in effect until such time as Drugs, in particular Fentanyl, and all Illegal Aliens stop this Invasion of our Country”.

Trump wants to change how time works forever. Here’s why...

15:45 , Oliver O’Connell

Daylight saving time is once again in the spotlight, this time because of Donald Trump.

The practice affecting almost 400 million people across North America is being debated over its necessity. U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has pushed for an end to daylight saving time, which he has called inconvenient and costly.

Trump said his Republican Party would work to end daylight saving time after he takes office on Jan. 20.

Read on...

Donald Trump wants to change how time works forever. Here’s why

Watch: Trump calls into Don Jr’s lunch in Greenland

15:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Ontario premier counters Trump’s Canada fantasy by offering to buy Alaska

15:25 , Oliver O'Connell

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to Donald Trump’s repeated fantasy about incorporating Canada into the U.S. as a 51st state.

“I’ll make him a counteroffer. How about if we buy Alaska? We’ll throw in Minnesota, and Minneapolis at the same time…”

Hegseth’s Senate Armed Services confirmation hearing set for Jan. 14

15:20 , Oliver O'Connell

The Senate Armed Services Committee has officially announced its confirmation hearing for President-elect Donald Trump's defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth for Tuesday, January 14 at 9:30am.

Missouri Republican Senator Roger Wicker will chair the hearing.

As Trump prepares to take office, US dockworkers threaten to strike over automation, threatening economy

15:15 , AP

Vowing to stop machines from taking their jobs, 45,000 U.S. longshoremen are threatening to go on a strike that would shut down ports on the East and Gulf coasts and could damage the American economy just as President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.

If the standoff sounds familiar, it’s because the same dockworkers — members of the International Longshoremen’s Association — staged a three-day walkout last fall.

Continue reading...

US dockworkers threaten to strike against automation, creating economic uncertainty

Trump says Greenland deal ‘must happen'

15:05 , Oliver O'Connell

As his son, Don Jr, Charlie Kirk, and other “reps” arrive in Greenland, Donald Trump says of his wish to buy the Danish territory: “They, and the Free World, need safety, security, strength, and PEACE! This is a deal that must happen.”

James Blair, political director of the Trump 2024 Campaign and Republican National Committee, posted a picture of the smiling group in Nuuk.

Trump giving remarks at Mar-a-Lago at 11am

14:57 , Oliver O'Connell

Stay tuned...

Voices: ‘The last time I came to the Capitol I was tear-gassed. This was worse’

14:45 , Joe Sommerlad

Four years after reporting from the attack on the US Capitol, Richard Hall returned to watch Trump’s election being certified by Congress and didn’t enjoy himself much more this time.

The last time I came to the Capitol I was tear-gassed. This time was even worse

Liz Cheney weighs in on Jack Smith report

14:36 , Oliver O'Connell

Former Republican Rep Liz Cheney, one of Donald Trump’s biggest foes for her work on the January 6 committee, has weighed in on Special Counsel Jack Smith’s final report into the president-elect’s role in the Capitol riot and the case that was brought against him.

Cheney implores Attorney General Merrick Garland to release the Justice Department’s report to prevent the destruction of evidence, emphasizing the danger Trump poses in suppressing the truth, and its implications for democratic principles going forward.

Here’s what she posted in full on X this morning:

While Donald Trump and Barry Loudermilk continue to spread malicious lies about the 1/6 Select Committee, Trump is trying yet again to hide evidence and suppress the truth. The Justice Department has obtained testimony and evidence from dozens of Trump’s former advisors and Vice President Pence showing the danger Trump poses. Now Trump is already doing what despots do— he is trying to conceal the truth and threatening to jail those who investigated him. The congressional report yesterday destroying Loudermilk’s fraudulent allegations shows the despicable malice behind Trump’s efforts. AG Garland now has a duty to release the Justice Department Report and prevent its evidence from being destroyed. The truth must prevail. The framers of our Constitution knew the lessons of history — that people led by men without character can quickly lose their freedom.

Johnson, Thune, Trump to plot legislative strategy today

14:31 , Oliver O'Connell

DC cop assaulted on Jan 6 urges Garland to release Jack Smith report

14:26 , Oliver O'Connell

Officer Daniel Hodges, one of the Washington, D.C. cops injured during the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, has written to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging him to release Jack Smith’s report into the charges against Donald Trump relating to that day.

He says it's “the closest I and many Americans will ever get to closure” regarding Trump's role in the attack.

Here’s his message to AG Garland in full:

This is Officer Daniel Hodges. I was one of the police officers who responded to defend the Capitol on 1/6/2021, and one of four officers who testified at the first public hearing of the January 6th Committee. I was beaten, crushed, and had one of my eyes gouged - and I would do it all again if it meant preserving the Republic.

Donald Trump is once again going to get away with his crimes. I don't know if there is anything you could have done differently to have guanteed the opportunity for justice, and that's not why I'm writing today.

I'm writing because, while he may have evaded justice, it is imperative that history know the extent of his crimes. Please: release Jack Smith's final report of his investigation to the public.

Even in this age of unparalleled propaganda, misinformation, and lies, the truth still matters. We must do everything we can to see that it is given the opportunity to take root in our society, and aid pathfinding of our future by illuminating our past.

This report is the closest I and many Americans will ever get to closure with regards to Trump and his role in the insurrection. I implore you to release the report. If not for your own legacy, then for the benefit of Americans everywhere, and democracies around the world.

Don Jr arrives in Greenland

14:18 , Oliver O'Connell

Susie Wiles expects no ‘drama’ in the West Wing as chief of staff

14:15 , Joe Sommerlad

Donald Trump’s incoming White House chief of staff plans to take a no-nonsense unified approach to running the West Wing to prevent the mistakes of her boss’s first administration from plaguing his second.

Wiles, 67, is sometimes referred to as the “ice maiden” – a nickname Trump bestowed upon her due to her cool composition and ability to wrangle Trumpworld into an organized fashion.

She exercised that attitude in an exclusive interview with Axios about her plans for the White House.

“I don’t welcome people who want to work solo or be a star,” Wiles said via email.

“My team and I will not tolerate backbiting, second-guessing inappropriately, or drama. These are counterproductive to the mission.”

Wiles’s philosophy seems to take lessons learned from Trump’s first administration which saw unprecedented turnover and a culture of leaks.

Here’s more from Ariana Baio.

Susie Wiles expects no ‘drama’ in the West Wing when she takes over as chief of staff

Trump seeks to block ‘imminent release’ of Jack Smith’s report

13:45 , Joe Sommerlad

Lawyers for the president-elect and his former co-defendants launched efforts on Monday to block the expected “imminent” release of a final report by Justice Department Special Counsel Jack Smith regarding his cases against Trump involving classified documents taken from the White House and election interference.

The cases have been dropped against Trump but charges relating to alleged obstruction continue against his one-time co-defendants Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira.

Trump’s lawyers on Monday sent an emailed letter calling on US Attorney General Merrick Garland to stop Smith from releasing the report and to fire Smith immediately.

They also branded Smith an “out-of-control private citizen unconstitutionally posing as a prosecutor” aiming to harm Trump politically.

Here’s more from Mary Papenfuss.

Trump seeks to block ‘imminent’ release of Jack Smith’s report on criminal charges

Don Jr arrives in Greenland as Trump dreams of buying Arctic territory

13:25 , Joe Sommerlad

The president-elect’s son has reportedly landed in Nuuk this morning, according to Danish media, but can the Trumps seriously expect to buy the place?

It’s highly unlikely they can succeed and you may recall the former president’s attempts to buy the Arctic territory during his last term, which ended with a flat “no” that caused him to insult Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, who remains in power in Copenhagen and will not have changed her mind in the interim.

However, as Steve Forbes points out this morning, the last time the US did acquire an overseas territory was the Virgin Islands in 1917 and the seller was… Denmark.

Forbes adds that paying cash for other countries is distinctly out of style a century later and suggests it would cost “tens of billions, if not hundreds of billions, of dollars”.

A meme posted by Donald Trump during his first term in the White House imaging a Trump Hotel built on the rocky shores of Greenland (Donald J Trump/X)

Trump could pardon nearly 1,600 January 6 rioters. Will he do it?

13:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Donald Trump has said pardoning his supporters who took part in the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol four years ago will be one of the top priorities once he starts his new administration.

But how quickly will the pardons begin – and how far will Trump go?

Josh Marcus takes a closer look.

Trump could pardon nearly 1,600 January 6 rioters. Will he really do it?

Adam Kinzinger mocks Republican lawmakers who changed their tune on Jan 6

12:30 , Joe Sommerlad

The former Illinois GOP congressman used the anniversary of the Capitol riot to hit out at members of his old party who have backpedaled on their positions regarding it since 2021.

Here’s Rhian Lubin on his social media trolling.

Adam Kinzinger mocks Republican lawmakers who changed their tune on Jan. 6 attack

Dems grin and bear it as they set example for Republicans on Jan 6

12:00 , Joe Sommerlad

Let’s get back to yesterday’s pomp and ceremony on Capitol Hill.

Here’s Eric Garcia on unsmiling Democrats attempting to find solace in doing their constitutional duty on a day that they had hoped would be one of celebration.

Democrats grin and bear it as they set example for Republicans on January 6

Trump sues to stop hush money sentencing as judge tosses last-ditch delay

11:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Also yesterday, Judge Juan Merchan refused Trump’s latest attempt to delay the sentencing over his hush money conviction, currently scheduled for Friday.

Here’s Alex Woodward with the very latest from Manhattan Criminal Court.

Trump sues to stop hush money sentencing as he tosses last-ditch request to delay

Trump’s election win made official as Kamala Harris presides over certification four years after Jan 6 riot

11:00 , Joe Sommerlad

On Monday, Congress formally recognized the president-elect’s November election win over Kamala Harris, with the poor vice president required to preside over the joint-session herself as is customary.

Here’s Andrew Feinberg and Richard Hall on an extraordinarily smooth process, precisely four years to the day since Trump’s supporters ransacked the US Capitol.

Trump’s election victory certified without incident four years after riot

Biden ‘doing everything possible to make the TRANSITION as difficult as possible’, Trump gripes

10:30 , Joe Sommerlad

Also on Truth Social, the president-elect has been hitting out at the man he will succeed in the White House over yesterday’s move to ban oil and gas drilling along much of America’s coastlines.

Donald Trump sending son to Greenland after touting Canada ‘merger’ as he fixates on expanding United States

10:01 , Joe Sommerlad

Good morning!

Donald Trump is continuing to fantasize about the prospect of expanding the United States, even before taking office.

“I am hearing that the people of Greenland are ‘MAGA’,” the president-elect wrote on his Truth Social platform overnight, announcing that his eldest son Donald Trump Jr will soon be visiting the territory with an eye on attempting to acquire it from Denmark.

“Greenland is an incredible place, and the people will benefit tremendously if, and when, it becomes part of our Nation. We will protect it, and cherish it, from a very vicious outside World.”

Earlier, Trump pounced on Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announcing his resignation to post on the same platform: “Many people in Canada LOVE being the 51st State.

“If Canada merged with the US, there would be no Tariffs, taxes would go way down, and they would be TOTALLY SECURE from the threat of the Russian and Chinese Ships that are constantly surrounding them.

“Together, what a great Nation it would be!!!”

Here’s more from Io Dodds.

Don Jr to visit Greenland as Trump renews threat to take it over

OPINION: The last time I came to the Capitol I was teargassed in the lobby. This time was even worse

09:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The Independent’s Richard Hall returns to the US Capitol four years after the January 6 riot — this is what he saw as the 2024 election was certified.

The last time I came to the Capitol I was teargassed. This time was even worse

Full story: Trump win made official as Harris presides over election certification four years after Jan 6 riot

09:00 , Oliver O'Connell

Exactly four years after a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters perpetrated the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since Major General Robert Ross ordered British soldiers to set it ablaze more than two centuries before, Vice President Kamala Harris presided over a joint session of Congress to give Trump the peaceful transfer of power she was denied after the 2020 election.

Harris — who four years earlier was both vice president-elect and the sitting junior senator from California — led senators from their chamber across the Capitol’s ornate rotunda into the House chamber at exactly 1 p.m. Monday, the date laid out in American law for Congress to officially certify the election of the next president and vice president.

Andrew Feinberg and Richard Hall filed this report from the US Capitol.

Trump’s election victory certified without incident four years after riot

Giuliani held in contempt and hit with sanctions for defying court orders in defamation case

08:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Giuliani showed a “blithe disregard” for completing two requests for documents, including sending over the names of his doctors, financial firms and lawyers, and another for his phone numbers, email accounts and messaging apps, according to District Judge Lewis Liman.

Alex Woodward filed this report from the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse in Lower Manhattan.

Giuliani held in contempt and hit with sanctions for defying court orders

Biden awkwardly scolds reporters after being asked about age

07:30 , Oliver O'Connell

President Joe Biden snapped at several reporters Sunday when asked about his age during a White House event to celebrate the signing of the Social Security Fairness Act.

Gustaf Kilander has the story.

Biden awkwardly scolds reporters after being asked about age

ICYMI: Biden takes jab at Trump ahead of election certification

06:30 , Oliver O'Connell

President Joe Biden reflected on the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the Capitol and took a jab at President-elect Donald Trump’s role in it, hours before Congress certifies the election results.

Speaking with reporters on Sunday in the East Room, Biden maintained that he believes Trump’s actions after the 2020 presidential election threatened democracy by inspiring a mob of angry supporters to storm the Capitol on election certification day.

Ariana Baio reports.

​​Biden levels two-sentence jab at Trump ahead of election certification

What the January 6 rioters did next...

05:30 , Oliver O'Connell

They’ve spent thousands on legal fees, started businesses, written books, and applied for law school.

This is what some of the January 6 rioters have done since storming the Capitol four years ago after President-elect Donald Trump falsely claimed the 2020 election was stolen.

Just as Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris will be formally certified by a joint-session of Congress on Monday afternoon, some rioters who received prison sentences have revealed how the consequences of that day in 2021 have impacted them.

Rhian Lubin reports.

Failed businesses, wannabe authors, and law school — what the Jan 6 rioters did next

In apparent rebuke of Trump over Greenland row, Danish king changes royal coat of arms

04:30 , Oliver O'Connell

The Danish king has changed the country’s royal coat of arms to display symbols of Greenland and the Faroe Islands more prominently – in an apparent rebuke to Donald Trump.

King Frederik has made a clear show of his intention to retain the territory within the kingdom of Denmark – and so continue to control its foreign and security policy – after US president-elect Donald Trump expressed his desire to buy Greenland for the US.

Alex Croft reports.

Danish king changes royal coat of arms in apparent rebuke of Trump over Greenland row

Susie Wiles expects no ‘drama’ in Trump’s West Wing

03:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Donald Trump’s incoming chief of staff Susie Wiles plans to take a no-nonsense unified approach to running the West Wing of the White House to prevent the mistakes of her boss’s first administration from plaguing his second.

Wiles, 67, is sometimes referred to as the “ice maiden” – a nickname Trump bestowed upon her due to her cool composition and ability to wrangle Trumpworld into an organized fashion. She exercised that attitude in an exclusive interview with Axios about her plans for the White House.

Ariana Baio reports.

Susie Wiles expects no ‘drama’ in the West Wing when she takes over as chief of staff

Four years after Jan 6 Capitol riot, Trump’s 2024 win made official as Harris presides over election certification

02:30 , Oliver O'Connell

Exactly four years after a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters perpetrated the worst attack on the U.S. Capitol since Major General Robert Ross ordered British soldiers to set it ablaze more than two centuries before, Vice President Kamala Harris presided over a joint session of Congress to give Trump the peaceful transfer of power she was denied after the 2020 election.

Andrew Feinberg and Richard Hall report from Washington, D.C.

Trump’s election victory certified without incident four years after riot

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