Two Americas collide

Post Reports

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🗓️ 6 January 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The U.S. Capitol has been breached by a pro-Trump mob during the process of confirming Joe Biden’s vistory in the presidential election. Meanwhile, another election in Georgia is wrapping up — with control of the Senate hanging in the balance.

A violent mob has breached the U.S. Capitol, halting a congressional count of electoral votes. Follow live updates here.

Results from the Senate runoffs in Georgia signal a Democratic flip in the state, and in the Senate. National reporter Cleve Wootson reports from Atlanta.

Eugene Scott, a reporter for The Fix, breaks down what we know about who voted in the Georgia runoffs, and how.

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0:00.0	From the newsroom of the Washington Post.
0:06.0	Hi there is the Mary Marissa Lang with the Washington Post.
0:10.0	Hey it's Dossie, order to pick your brain on the truck.
0:12.0	Hi, Wayne.
0:13.0	Janet Johnson.
0:14.0	This is Post Reports.
0:16.0	I'm Martin Powers.
0:20.0	It's Wednesday, January 6.
0:25.0	Today, age-romatic split screen in American politics on full display.
0:29.0	Inside the Capitol and in Georgia.
0:32.0	Music
0:35.0	Music
0:37.0	Music
0:41.0	Music
0:44.0	Music
0:49.0	Today in Washington DC, an unprecedented scene unfolded inside the Capitol.
0:55.0	Interrupting what was supposed to be the last step in the presidential election process.
1:00.0	I'm for Trump.
1:04.0	I'm for Trump.
1:05.0	There were increasingly violent confrontations between Trump supporters and police.
1:09.0	Go, you're here!
1:11.0	Go, you're here!
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