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Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., read the final certification of Electoral College votes cast in November's presidential election during a joint session of Congress after working through the night, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Violent protesters loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol Wednesday, disrupting the process. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, Pool)

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Biden win confirmed after pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, Eric Tucker Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Andrew Taylor Associated PressJanuary 7, 2021

WASHINGTON — Congress confirmed Democrat Joe Biden as the presidential election winner early Thursday after a violent mob loyal to President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a stunning attempt to overturn America’s presidential election,…

Police hold off Trump supporters who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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Pro-Trump mob storms US Capitol in bid to overturn election

by Lisa Mascaro Associated Press, Eric Tucker Associated Press, Mary Clare Jalonick Associated Press, and Andrew Taylor Associated PressJanuary 6, 2021

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., smiles after vote on a hard-won budget deal that would permit the government to resume borrowing to pay all of its obligations and would remove the prospect of a government shutdown in October, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

$2.7 trillion budget, debt deal clears Senate, heads to Trump

by Andrew Taylor Associated PressAugust 1, 2019

Pelosi, AOC downplay differences

by Andrew Taylor Associated PressJuly 26, 2019

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., addresses the NAACP convention, Monday, July 22, 2019, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Deal sealed on budget

by Andrew Taylor Associated PressJuly 22, 2019

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., before a House vote on the SAFE Act (Securing America's Federal Elections Act) which aims to protect the integrity of elections from outside interference, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House sends Trump border bill, yielding to Senate

by Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressJune 27, 2019

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., left, talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., before a House vote on the SAFE Act (Securing America's Federal Elections Act) which aims to protect the integrity of elections from outside interference, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Senate passes $4.6B border aid measure; Pelosi seeks talks

by Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressJune 26, 2019

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., accompanied by Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, left, and others, speaks about a resolution to block President Donald Trump's emergency border security declaration on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 25, 2019 in Washington. House Democrats have introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued last week to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border, setting up a fight that could result in Trump's first-ever veto. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

House OKs Democrats’ bill blocking Trump emergency on wall

by Alan Fram Associated Press, and Andrew Taylor Associated PressFebruary 26, 2019

The House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. House Democrats have introduced a resolution Friday to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued last week to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border, setting up a fight that could result in Trump's first-ever veto. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump vows to veto as Dems try to block emergency order

by Andrew Taylor Associated PressFebruary 22, 2019

House Appropriations Committee Chair Nita Lowey, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters as she arrives for a closed-door meeting at the Capitol as bipartisan House and Senate bargainers trying to negotiate a border security compromise in hope of avoiding another government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Lawmakers optimistic as border talks back on track

by Andrew Taylor Associated Press, and Alan Fram Associated PressFebruary 11, 2019