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07 January 202109.38 - At 3.33 Washington time, with the assignment of the 3 electoral votes in Vermont, Joe Biden exceeded the 270 electoral votes necessary for the definitive attribution of the presidency.
08.15 - Capitol Hill police forces announced that they have brought the security threat to all buildings in the Washington Capitol complex under control after the assault.
07.37 - Mike Pence is definitely "shocked" by the criticism that Donald Trump has made after his refusal to overturn the electoral outcome. Jim Inhofe, a Republican senator from Oklahoma, spoke to the vice president and reported that Pence was "very angry with him".
07.02 - Trump's Deputy National Security Advisor Matt Pottinger has resigned. This was reported by the Bloomberg agency citing some sources.
06.50 - The Pennsylvania objection presented by Senator Josh Hawley has been rejected. Failed to vote by 93 preferences against seven.
06.47 - The Judicial Commission of the US House has asked Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th amendment to remove the outgoing US President Donald Trump from the White House, after the assault on Capitol Hill and two weeks after the inauguration of the president elected Joe Biden.
06.25 - The joint session was halted after Republican Senator Josh Hawley filed an objection to the correctness of the Pennsylvania state vote.
06.18 Former US President Barack Obama said that history will remember the violence on the Capitol as a moment of "great dishonor and shame" for the nation.
06.07 Objection to US election results in Georgia for alleged fraud has been withdrawn. This was announced by Vice President Mike Pence, arguing that the objection cannot be "taken into consideration". The announcement was met
with loud applause.
05.47 Vice-president Mike Pence presides over the session
05.43 The House and the US Senate are again meeting in joint session in the Chamber to count the electoral votes that on November 3 handed over the presidency to the Democrat Joe Biden.
05.32 The chief of the Washington DC Metropolitan Police, Robert J. Contee, specified that there were 52 arrests and that about 45,000 people participated in the Washington "Save America" march.
05.17 Three other people died during the assault on Congress. This was stated by the Washington police chief. They would have died from medical complications
05.11 The House of Representatives also rejects the 'Arizona' motion. The Republican party is divided, 126 vote in favor, 83 vote against together with the Democrats
5.08 Senator Josh Hawley, Republican of Missouri, after filing the 'Arizona' motion has announced that he will present a similar objection on Pennsylvania. If he does the same thing for the other three contending states, the American night will stretch for many hours again
5.05 Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser extends the public emergency until January 21, the day after Joe Biden was sworn in. The curfew also remains in effect.
05.03 Two homemade bombs were found near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic party in Washington. The Washington Post reports.
04.13 The Senate rejected the motion asking to exclude from the count of the votes of the big voters those of Arizona, citing non-existent fraud. After the assault on the Capitol, several senators and republican representatives declared that they would no longer contest the electoral result, but some continued. the same could happen for other disputed states, such as Pennsylvania, Michigan, Georgia and possibly Nevada
03.37 Some members of the government are discussing the removal of Donald Trump, using the 25th amendment of the US constitution (transfer of power to the vice president). CNN writes
03.20 New York State sends 100 National Guard soldiers to Washington. Governor Andrew Cuomo informs that they will stay for two weeks, that is, until Biden's oath
03.09 District Attorney General of Columbia Karl Racine requests that Vice President Mike Pence reunites the government to invoke the 25 Amendment to remove Donald Trump from office
03.00 Facebook also removes Donald Trump's account for 24 hours
02.25 Former President Barack Obama speaks: "History will rightly remember today's violence on the Capitol, incited by an incumbent president who continued to lie without foundation on the outcome of a legal election, as a time of great dishonor and shame for our nation "
02.17 Chuck Schumer: "Today internal terrorists tried to conquer the Capitol"
02.15 Chuck Schumer, Democratic leader in the Senate: "Trump's legacy was the worst"
02.12 Mitch McConnell Republican leader in the Senate: "they tried to destroy ours democracy, but they failed "
02.05 Senators and representatives come together to complete confirmation of Biden's victory
01.58 Prominent Republicans such as former President Bush, Congressman Liz Cheney, former (Trump) Defense Minister Jim Mattis give a Trump is responsible for the assault on the Capitol
01.36 Cathy McMorris Rodgers, a Republican deputy from the State of Washington informs that she will no longer oppose the confirmation of Biden's victory. Many more are expected to follow
01.30 Melania Trump's chief of staff resigns after protests
01.10 Twitter, for the first time, deleted some tweets from Donald Trump, including the recorded video inviting protesters to go at home while continuing to denounce electoral fraud
00.50 It was Mike Pence, and not Trump, who approved the order to deploy the national guard of the capital after the assault on the capitol. The New York Times writes it
00.46 The recount of electoral votes will resume at 20 (2 in Italy) announced by the leader of the democratic minority in the Senate, Charlie Schumer
00.41 The governor of the State of New York, Andrew Cuomo, called the assault on the Capitol a "coup de State failed "
00.40 Twitter limits the posts that fueled the assault on the Capitol:" We have significantly limited the virality of tweets tagged at risk of violence "
00.35 The speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi confirms that the ratification process of Biden's victory will continue in the night
00.33 Tweet Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "Today's assault on the Capitol is unacceptable", " We quickly do justice to the criminals who engaged in this revolt "
00.26 The dead woman was a Trump supporter
00.25 Several Democratic MPs are calling for a new impeachment for Trump. The Washington Post writes
00.15 Trump's tweet: "These are the things that happen when an avalanche election victory is brutally snatched by patriots treated unfairly for a long time. Go home"
00.10 The dem governor of virginia has proclaimed a state of emergency statewide and curfew in Alexandria and Arlington area
00.05 Thirteen people were arrested, police recovered at least 5 firearms. The American media reported it
00.03 The Congress building is "safe". This was reported by law enforcement officials cited by Fox at the end of the searches carried out after the protests.
00.02 The Senate staff managed to remove and secure the ballots with the votes of the great voters, those needed to certify Joe Biden's victory. CNN reports it