WASHINGTON – A men’s college basketball game scheduled to be played in Washington on Wednesday night was postponed after a city curfew was imposed because angry supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S.

Capitol.The Atlantic 10 Conference game between George Washington and UMass will be rescheduled by the league, GW announced.Mayor Muriel Bowser issued the order for a curfew in the nation’s capital from 6 p.m.

Wednesday until 6 a.m. Thursday.There were no major professional sports events scheduled to take place in Washington on Wednesday.

The game between George Washington and Massachusetts was scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. at GW’s arena.The violent breach of the U.S.

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Vice President Mike Pence offers congratulations in call to VP-elect Kamala Harris

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation.It's the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe Biden and has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of Biden’s win.One of the people familiar with the Thursday afternoon conversation described it as a "good call," with Pence congratulating his successor and offering assistance.

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Pompeo offers burst of actions, attacks before leaving State

WASHINGTON – Mike Pompeo isn't quietly fading away. In his final days as secretary of state, he's issuing orders that have caused international consternation and tweeting up a storm on his official and personal accounts to cement his legacy as a prime promoter of President Donald Trump’s “America First” doctrine.With a potential eye on a 2024 presidential run, Pompeo has doubled down on his support for Trump, even as other Cabinet members have resigned or stayed out of sight in the aftermath of the Capitol violence.

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Mike Pence calls Kamala Harris to offer congratulations

WASHINGTON – Vice President Mike Pence has called his soon-to-be successor Kamala Harris to offer his congratulations, according to two people familiar with the conversation.It's the first known contact between the elected members of the outgoing and incoming administrations. President Donald Trump has not reached out to President-elect Joe Biden and has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of Biden’s win.One of the people familiar with the Thursday afternoon conversation described it as a “good call,” with Pence congratulating his successor and offering assistance.

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Trump to leave Washington on morning of Biden's inauguration

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will leave Washington next Wednesday morning, ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision had not been made public.Trump had already announced that he would not be attending Biden’s inauguration — breaking tradition — after spending months making baseless allegations of voter fraud in an attempt to delegitimize Biden’s presidency.Vice President Mike Pence will attend in his place.Trump is expected to remain in Florida with a small group of aides.

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The Latest: Calls to governors for more Guard troops for DC

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):10:25 a.m.Defense Department officials are scrambling to call governors and asking whether they have any more National Guard troops they can send to Washington to help protect the Capitol and the city.A defense official familiar with the discussions says law enforcement leaders and other authorities have now determined that they'll need about 25,000 National Guard troops.

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Report: Trump planning to fly to Mar-a-Lago on Inauguration Day

President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on December 3, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)President Donald Trump has already said he will not attend Democrat Joe Biden's inauguration on Jan.

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DC pizza shop takes donations to help feed National Guard members stationed at US Capitol

WASHINGTON - A D.C. area pizza shop is taking donations to help feed National Guard members stationed at the U.S.

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Justice Dept. internal watchdog investigating agency's role in response to Capitol riot

Police hold back supporters of President Donald Trump as they gather outside the U.S. Capitol's Rotunda on Jan.

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Security beefs up in D.C. ahead of Biden’s inauguration

Security is being heightened in Washington, D.C., where the potential for violence at the Capitol remains high ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. As Jackson Proskow reports, there are fears the threats won’t disappear once President Donald Trump vacates the White House.

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EXPLAINER: What's next after House impeachment vote

WASHINGTON – Now that the House has impeached President Donald Trump for the second time, Speaker Nancy Pelosi must figure out the best strategy for arguing the case before the Senate. Senate rules say the trial must start soon after the chamber receives the article of impeachment, which charges “incitement of insurrection” after an angry mob of Trump's supporters invaded the Capitol last week.

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GOP senators in spotlight as second impeachment trial looms

WASHINGTON – For a second time, Republican senators face the choice of whether to convict President Donald Trump in an impeachment trial. While only one GOP senator, Utah's Mitt Romney, voted to convict Trump last year, that number could increase as lawmakers consider whether to punish Trump for his role in inciting a deadly insurrection at the Capitol.Whatever they decide, Trump is likely to be gone from the White House when the verdict comes in.

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Impeachment complicates the early days of Biden's presidency

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden already faces the daunting task of steering a newly announced $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill through a closely divided Congress as the pandemic and its economic fallout grow.Now Biden will have to do it with President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial beginning potentially as soon as his first day in office.The confluence of events amounts to one of the most politically and logistically complicated openings to a new administration in modern history, requiring Biden to try to move the country into a post-Trump era even as senators debate Trump's most divisive acts. “It’s going to be incredibly challenging,” said former Arkansas Sen.

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US down to 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, as ordered by Trump

WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has met its goal of reducing the number of troops in Afghanistan to about 2,500 by Friday, a drawdown that appears to violate a last-minute congressional prohibition.President Donald Trump, who ordered the reduction in November, said Thursday that troop levels in Afghanistan had reached a 19-year low, although he did not mention a troop number.

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US intelligence agencies ordered to report what they know about UFOs thanks to latest COVID-19 relief law

WASHINGTON - The signing of the massive $2.3 trillion coronavirus relief package by President Donald Trump triggered a 180-day countdown in which the director of National Intelligence and the secretary of defense must provide lawmakers a report on what is known about UFOsAccording to a stipulation buried within the "Committee Comments" section of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, a report must be sent to senators on intelligence and armed services committees regarding any information surrounding UFO sightings and whether they present any potential threat.According to the stipulation, the information is sought out by a government program known as the Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) Task Force."The Committee

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Pelosi's nine impeachment managers hope to 'finish the job'

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tapped nine of her most trusted allies in the House to argue the case for President Donald Trump’s impeachment. The Democrats, all of whom are lawyers and many of whom have deep experience investigating the president, face the arduous task of convincing skeptical Senate Republicans to convict Trump.

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‘It escalated so quickly’ Videographer describes Capitol chaos

WASHINGTON – An independent videographer who specializes in covering large protests said he was prompted to travel to the nation’s capital, in part, because President Donald Trump had tweeted about the Jan. 6 demonstrations weeks ahead of time.“I thought people were going to gather outside the Capitol,” Brendan Gutenschwager told News 6, “But I definitely did not think it was going to be a total overrun of the police.”Gutenschwager has been capturing video at major demonstrations for about five years, most recently in cities like Seattle, Portland, Minneapolis, and Kenosha.[TRENDING: Can Trump run for president again? | Tourists flocking to Fla. for vaccine? | Fifth-largest lotto jackpot up for grabs]The videographer typically licenses his

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Most major US airlines ban guns in luggage for DC flights

U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and politically tinged confrontations on some flights.Delta Air Lines was the first to announce Thursday that it will prohibit checking guns to Washington-area airports and was soon followed by United, Alaska and American.

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Delta puts 880 passengers on no-fly list over mask refusal, disorderly behavior after Capitol riot

DALLAS - Delta Air Lines has put nearly 900 people on its no-fly list in the wake of lawmakers being harassed on flights over the U.S. election and the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Reasons for individuals facing a ban from the airline include not complying with Delta's mask requirement or for engaging in unruly behavior related to the results of the presidential election, according to Reuters.Among those people are supporters of President Donald Trump who harassed Sen.

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Lingering questions about how Trump will finish out his term

WASHINGTON – As President Donald Trump’s term comes to a close, his unconventional approach to the office lingers over the usually carefully choreographed transfer of power. Here are six questions for his final six days in office.WILL HE SPEAK WITH BIDEN?Trump has announced he will be the first incumbent president in more than a century to skip his successor’s swearing-in, but he could still take steps to avoid giving his successor the cold shoulder.

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Former school therapist in Ohio arrested for alleged involvement in US Capitol riot

CLEVELAND - A former school therapist in Ohio was arrested Thursday on federal charges for her alleged involvement in the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.Christine Priola, 49, was charged with knowingly entering or remaining in a restricted building, violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, and unlawful activities on Capitol grounds, according to court documents.Priola is a former occupational therapist for the Cleveland schools, FOX 8 reported.

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Business as usual for high court, despite riot, impeachment

WASHINGTON – Amid insurrection and impeachment, the Supreme Court's big news Thursday was a decision in a bankruptcy case. Wednesday brought arguments over the Federal Trade Commission's ability to recapture ill-gotten gains.At this fraught moment in U.S.

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Trump's 2nd impeachment trial could begin on Biden's Inauguration Day

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's impeachment trial could begin on Inauguration Day, just as Democrat Joe Biden takes the oath of office in an ever-more-extraordinary end to the defeated president's tenure in the White House.The timing is not set and depends heavily on when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi decides to transmit the article of impeachment to the Senate. Democrats hoping to avoid interrupting Biden's inauguration have suggested holding back until the new president has a chance to get his administration going.What is clear is that the trial ahead will be unlike any other in the nation's history, the first for a president no longer in office.

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Unclear who presides at Trump trial if he's out of office

WASHINGTON – The Constitution says the chief justice is to preside at the impeachment trial of a president. But what about an ex-president?Like so much else about the Constitution, the answer is subject to interpretation.If President Donald Trump’s trial begins after Jan.

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The Latest: Trump's trial could start on Inauguration Day

WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump's impeachment and the fallout from the Jan. 6 attack of the Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):9:55 a.m.President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial could begin at 1 p.m.

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EXPLAINER: What's next after House impeachment vote

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House days before leaving office, becoming the first American president to be impeached twice. The previous three impeachments — those of Presidents Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton and Trump — took months before a final vote, including investigations in the House and hearings.

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McConnell open to convicting Trump in impeachment trial

WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pointedly did not rule out that he might eventually vote to convict the now twice-impeached President Donald Trump, but he also blocked a quick Senate impeachment trial.Minutes after the House voted 232-197 on Wednesday to impeach Trump, McConnell said in a letter to his GOP colleagues that he’s not determined whether Trump should be convicted in the Senate's upcoming proceedings.

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Trump impeached after Capitol riot in historic second charge

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House for a historic second time, charged with “incitement of insurrection” over the deadly mob siege of the U.S.

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Enduring 2nd impeachment, Trump stands largely silent, alone

WASHINGTON – His place in the history books rewritten, President Donald Trump endured his second impeachment largely alone and silent.For more than four years, Trump has dominated the national discourse like no one before him. Yet when his legacy was set in stone on Wednesday, he was stunningly left on the sidelines.Trump now stands with no equal, the only president to be charged twice with a high crime or misdemeanor, a new coda for a term defined by a deepening of the nation's divides, his failures during the worst pandemic in a century and his refusal to accept defeat at the ballot box.Trump kept out of sight in a nearly empty White House as impeachment proceedings played out at the heavily fortified U.S.

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Expecting trouble, DC locks down a week before inauguration

WASHINGTON – All through downtown Washington, the primary sound for several blocks was the beeping of forklifts unloading more fencing. There were no cars or scooters and seemingly no tourists Wednesday, just the occasional jogger and multiple construction crews at work.

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EXPLAINER: Barring Trump from holding office again

WASHINGTON – Now that President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives a second time, keeping him from holding office again could be Congress' next step.Every House Democrat and 10 Republicans voted Wednesday to impeach Trump for his role in inciting last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol.“The President of the United States summoned this mob, assembled the mob, and lit the flame of this attack.

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‘No true supporter of mine could ever endorse political violence’ Trump says in video following 2nd impeachment

U.S. President Donald Trump addressed Americans in a pre-taped video released via the White House Twitter account immediately after the U.S.

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Biden forgoing Amtrak trip to Washington over security fears

WASHINGTON – President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.The president-elect’s decision reflects growing worries over potential threats in the Capitol and across the U.S. in the lead-up to Biden's Jan.

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UPDATES: President Donald Trump impeached by US House

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):6 p.m.President Donald Trump released a video statement saying in part, “Those who engaged in the attacks last week will be brought to justice.”He did not address the impeachment.Watch his comments below:pic.twitter.com/FIJbvCYGJ65:40 p.m.Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer vows there will be an impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, even if it’s after he leaves office and Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated.Schumer said Wednesday that the trial could begin immediately if Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell agreed to convene an emergency session.He says if not, the trial will begin after Jan.

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Trump warns of more violence if he is impeached again

U.S. President Donald Trump is still refusing to accept responsibility for the Capitol riots. Now he’s warning of more mob violence if he’s impeached. As Jackson Proskow reports, Washington, D.C. is on high alert.

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AP Exclusive: MLB suspends political donations after DC riot

NEW YORK – Major League Baseball is suspending all political contributions in the wake of last week's invasion of the U.S. Capitol by a mob loyal to President Donald Trump, joining a wave of major corporations rethinking their efforts to lobby Washington.“In light of the unprecedented events last week at the U.S.

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10 GOP lawmakers break with party in House vote to impeach Trump

WASHINGTON - As the House underwent an unprecedented vote on Wednesday to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time following the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump rioters, several House Republican lawmakers broke party lines and backed Democrats in their calls to remove Trump from office. At approximately 4:25 p.m.

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House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy says Trump ‘bears responsibility’ for Capitol riot

WASHINGTON - As the House debated impeaching President Donald Trump for a second time, House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy said Trump "bears responsibility" for last week’s pro-Trump Capitol riot that resulted in the deaths of five people, including a Capitol police officer. But McCarthy said he does not support impeachment, calling the process a "mistake."McCarthy’s comments came amid an apparent rift within the Republican Party as several GOP lawmakers came forward to voice their support for the second impeachment of the president. So far, the Republicans who have said they will vote to impeach Trump are Rep.

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Trump calls for 'no violence' amid warnings of planned armed protests

President Donald Trump walks to the White House residence after exiting Marine One upon his return on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. Following last week's deadly pro-Trump riot on Capitol Hill, Trump traveled to the border town of Alamo, Texas t WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Wednesday issued a statement urging Americans to refrain from violence amid reports of planned armed protests in the days leading up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. "In light of reports of more demonstrations, I urge that there must be NO violence, NO lawbreaking and NO vandalism of any kind," Trump said in a statement from the White House press office.

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Report: Companies donated $170M to GOP election objectors

WASHINGTON – Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, according to a new report by a government watchdog group. The report by Public Citizen examines corporate and trade association contributions made since the 2016 election cycle to the 147 members of Congress who, at Trump's behest, last week objected to the certification of November’s election.

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President Trump urges no violence amid reports of more demonstrations

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump says he opposes violence in a statement read on the House floor as members debate impeaching him for his role in fomenting the violent insurrection at the Capitol last week. Trump’s message was read Wednesday by GOP Rep.

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Colorado man threatened to shoot Pelosi and Bowser in the head, according to court documents

WASHINGTON - A Colorado man who was heavily armed when he traveled to the nation’s capital to support President Donald Trump threatened both House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Mayor Muriel Bowser, according to court documents.In addition, he assaulted a person while he was in D.C., according to the documents.Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. arrived in D.C.

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More companies pause contributions to Hawley, others

O'FALLON, Mo. – O'Several more companies have suspended campaign contributions to Sen. Josh Hawley in the wake of last week’s attack at the U.S.

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McConnell racing away from Trump as impeachment vote nears

WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is moving abruptly away from President Donald Trump, telling people that he thinks Trump perpetrated impeachable offenses.The Kentucky Republican also sees House Democrats' drive to impeach Trump as an opportune moment to distance the GOP from the tumultuous, divisive outgoing president. The views of McConnell, who will be Washington's most powerful Republican once Democrat Joe Biden is inaugurated next week, were described by a GOP strategist on condition of anonymity on Wednesday.

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Vice President Mike Pence planning to attend President-elect Joe Biden's inauguration, sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Mike Pence is expected to attend President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.That’s according to two people — one close to Pence and one familiar with the inauguration planning. The people spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the plans had yet to be finalized.The news comes a day after supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S.

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The Latest: GOP lawmaker expects more Republicans to impeach

WASHINGTON – The Latest on the fallout from the attack of the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump loyalists (all times local):8:15 a.m.Republican Rep.

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After Capitol breach, House verge of 2nd Trump impeachment

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time, the House planning the unprecedented vote one week after he encouraged a mob of loyalists to "fight like hell" against election results and the U.S.

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Google to indefinitely disable comments on President Trump's YouTube channel and temporarily ban new uploads

Donald Trump walks to the White House residence after exiting Marine One upon his return on January 12, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)PHOENIX - Officials with Google have taken action against President Donald Trump's YouTube account, days after the deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol.According to tweets made on YouTube's verified Twitter account, Google, which owns YouTube, will remove new content uploaded to the Donald J.

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