Trump Having Second Thoughts About That Concession Video

By Will Sommer, Asawin Suebsaeng

Some of the president's most diehard fans refused to believe that Trump would commit to a peaceful transition of power and assumed the video was a ‘deepfake’ hoax.

By Pilar Melendez, Rachel Olding, Will Lennon

In a cruel twist, Brian Sicknick was a Trump supporter himself, according to a former Hill staffer who bonded with him.

By Alaina Demopoulos

“I’m uncertain if I can proceed with a client who is unaccepting of the legal advice I’m giving her,” Ponsetto’s lawyer says, adding she begged her not to wear that “Daddy” hat.

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By Pilar Melendez

Richard Barnett bragged about breaching the House speaker’s office—and even posed for a photo with one of her personalized envelopes.

By Tim Teeman

Princes William and Harry “are vowing not to let things get this out of hand in the future, and have learned a lot from this difficult experience,” says one royals insider.

By Sam Brodey

The articles could receive a vote on the House floor as soon as Monday. If passed, Trump would be the first president to be impeached twice.

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By Kelly Weill

At least one of them, a West Virginia delegate, appears to have joined the attack, and is facing charges. Others pregamed with fringe QAnon- and Proud Boy-tied figures.

By Laura Bradley

Ian Alexander and Blu del Barrio made history as the first explicitly trans and nonbinary characters in ‘Star Trek’ history. And you’ll be seeing more of them next season.

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SEAT’S TAKEN

Without mentioning Biden’s name or conceding that he lost, Trump tweeted on Friday morning that he would not be present on Jan. 20.

 I’M TELLING MOTHER

Pence and Trump reportedly met on Wednesday morning, before Trump left to whip his supporters up into a violent rage, and it did not go well.

 IT WAS ALL A DREAM

The Dream Pants are made from a thick, double-knit fabric that keep them soft and comfortable but still work appropriate.

 BLAME GAME

Conservative media have baselessly tried to tie antifa to the insurrection at the Capitol, while giving a pass to white supremacist groups and other extremists.

 ‘HOW DARE YOU?’

“One day you will not be able to walk down the street. It is today,” one woman with a QAnon T-shirt screamed at the South Carolina senator.

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