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Capitol Under Lockdown, Protestors Breach Building, Armed Standoff, Curfews

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Update 6:00: Congress remains in recess as the lockdown at the Capitol continues.

A curfew announcement has rang out on Capitol grounds warning those in the area they will be subject to arrest if they do not leave. A 6pm curfew was put in place Wednesday afternoon by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser.

NBC News reports that the woman shot inside the Capitol earlier Wednesday has died.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has ceased the opportunity to issue a state wide state of emergency.

Update 3:30pm:

The National Guard is on the way …

Update 3:20pm: NBC reports that “a woman bleeding heavily” has been wheeled away from the Capitol with emergency medical personnel performing CPR.

Update: 2:50pm: There appears to have been an armed standoff at a House chamber door after suspected gun shots were heard inside the Capitol.

All members have been evacuated from their respected floors.

One protestor managed to occupy the presiding officer’s chair …

Further Updates at 2:30pm: Protestors have made their way into the Capitol building …

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has issued a city wide curfew in response to today’s unruliness.

UPDATE 2:30pm: As both the House and Senate go into recess, reports suggest that the Capitol is on lockdown and Vice President Pence has been escorted out,

The lockdown comes after some in the pro-Trump crowded gathered on Capitol grounds clashed with police.

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UPDATE 1:15pm: The Senate has moved to its exclusive chamber as the joint session has split after Arizona Sen. Paul Gosar, joined by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, stood in objection to the Arizona Electoral College votes.

The objection was followed by a standing ovation from those at the joint session, presumably from the 90 or so members of the bicarmel congress who have committed to objecting to votes over the last few weeks.

An objection from members of the house of representatives followed to which Vice Present Pence broke the chambers off into debate.

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UPDATE 12:45pm: Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-NC) said shortly before the joint session that senators have received an email from Republican leadership saying that there would only be votes on objections to Electoral College results in three states on Wednesday, reports The Hill.

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Vice President Mike Pence is set to preside over the Wednesday joint session of congress where Electoral College votes in key battle ground states are expected to be challenged by dozens of Republican members of the House and Senate.

The session, kicking off at 1p.m. ET, will likely display fireworks between Republican and Democrat lawmakers as objectors ready their arguments against the highly controversial election results.

The Epoch times notes on this important day that 90 Republicans in the House and Senate have verifiably committed to objecting to electoral votes during the joint session.

Here is a full list of those expected to object (courtesy of Zachary Stieber):

Senate

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.)
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.)
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.)
Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.)
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.)
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.)
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.)
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.)
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.)

House of Representatives

Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.)
Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.)
Rep. Barry Moore (R-Ala.)
Rep. Bob Good (R-Va.)
Rep. Jody Hice (R-Ga.)
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Texas)
Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.)
Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.)
Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas)
Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-N.J.)
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas)
Rep. Ronny Jackson (R-Texas)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.)
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah)
Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.)
Rep. Jerry Carl (R-Ala.)
Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-N.M.)
Rep. Mark Green (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Clay Higgins (R-La.)
Rep. Jason Smith (R-Mo.)
Rep. Billy Long (R-Mo.)
Rep. Sam Graves (R-Mo.)
Rep. Vicky Hartzler (R-Mo.)
Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.)
Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.)
Rep. Dan Meuser (R-Pa.)
Rep. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)
Rep. Mike Kelly (R-Pa.)
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-Pa.)
Rep. John Joyce (R-Pa.)
Rep. Fred Keller (R-Pa.)
Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.)
Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.)
Rep. Randy Weber (R-Texas)
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga)
Rep. John Rutherford (R-Fla.)
Rep. William Timmons (R-S.C.)
Rep. Kevin Hern (R-Okla.)
Rep. Kat Cammack (R-Fla.)
Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio)
Rep. Richard Hudson (R-N.C.)
Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.)
Rep. Tracey Mann (R-Kan.)
Rep. Jacob LaTurner (R-Kan.)
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.)
Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah)
Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho)
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.)
Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.)
Rep. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Mich.)
Rep. Ron Wright (R-Texas)
Rep. Warren Davidson (R-Ohio)
Rep. John Carter (R-Texas)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Ala.)
Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Calif.)
Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
Rep. Scott Franklin (R-Fla.)
Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.)
Rep. Steven Palazzo (R-Miss.)
Rep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.)
Rep. David Rouzer (R-N.C.)
Rep. Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio)
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.)
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.)
Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
Rep. Dan Bishop (R-N.C.)
Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas)
Rep. Rick Crawford (R-Ark.)

In a Wednesday morning tweet, President Trump had echoed his call for Vice President Pence to reject the Electoral College votes from states whose election results came about through “irregularities and fraud.”

“States want to correct their votes, which they now know were based on irregularities and fraud, plus corrupt process never received legislative approval. All Mike Pence has to do is send them back to the States, AND WE WIN. Do it Mike, this is a time for extreme courage!” the President said.

On Tuesday, Trump stated that Pence “has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors,” adding “Of course, if he doesn’t come through, I won’t like him as much.”

It is unclear exactly what states will have their votes challenged but Arizona, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, Michigan and Wisconsin will all likely be mentioned during the expected debates.

The Hill reports:

Roaming the halls of the Capitol Wednesday morning, Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio), a staunch Trump ally, said it remains unclear exactly how many state vote counts Republicans will challenge formally. House Republicans are expected to object to six, but Senate Republicans have so far committed to endorsing only three of those.

Jordan says he’s hoping the other three also find champions in the upper chamber.

“I’m expecting at least three, but I’m hoping for six,” Jordan said.

The process of challenging the electoral votes involves objections being placed in writing and gaining the support of at least one senator and one representative. This triggers a two-hour debate, followed by a majority vote.

A wave of U.S. Senators, led by Sen. Ted Cruz, penned a joint statement on Jan 2, saying: “We intend to vote on January 6 to reject the electors from disputed states as not ‘regularly given’ and ‘lawfully certified’, unless and until that emergency 10-day audit is complete.”

The senators said “Voter fraud has posed a persistent challenge in our elections, although it’s breadth and scope are disputed.” They added, “By any measure, the allegations of fraud and irregularities in the 2020 election exceed any in our lifetimes.”

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