Former Defense Secretary Mattis says Trump 'fomented' the security breach at the US Capitol
ABC NewsBy LUIS MARTINEZ, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Former Defense Secretary James Mattis has directly blamed President Donald Trump for having “fomented” the security breach at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, which he labeled “an effort to subjugate
US attorneys around the country condemn Capitol protest while FBI director remains silent
DNY59/iStockBy LUKE BARR and ALEXANDER MALLIN, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Outgoing U.S. attorneys from around the country decried Wednesday’s storming of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., with some pledging to charge any from their state who
Some GOP senators reverse objections to Electoral College certification after protesters storm Capitol
Stephen Emlund/iStockBy HALEY YAMADA, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Many of the Republican senators who had promised to object to the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the general election changed their mind late Wednesday after a
Gabrielle Giffords tweets message to husband after Capitol breached
ABC NewsBy MEREDITH DELISO, ABC News (WASHINGTON) — Ten years ago this week, former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords was shot during an assassination attempt in Tucson. Giffords revisited the shooting in a tweet Wednesday directed at her
Protesters break through gate of Gov. Inslee’s home
OLYMPIA (AP) — Pro-Trump protesters broke through a gate at governor’s Inslee’s mansion this afternoon and dozens of people gathered on the lawn. The crowd, some of whom were armed, touted repeated allegations of election fraud and