Mob of thousands storm U.S. Capitol, forcing lockdown; Biden calls chaos at the Capitol “borders on sedition” Source

There were some who still said they would object, including Senator Roger Marshall of Kansas. Source

Members of Congress were forced to evacuate Wednesday when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Congressman Mondaire Jones, who was on the House floor at the time, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss. Source

During a joint session of Congress, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, a close ally of President Trump, told his colleagues that President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris were lawfully elected. HIs comments came after a day of violent turmoil by pro-Trump supporters who swarmed the U.S. Capitol to disrupt the electoral college vote. Watch Graham’s remarks. Source

“What happened here today was an insurrection, supported by the president of the United States,” Republican Senator Mitt Romney said on the Senate floor following the violent protests at the Capitol. Romney denounced false claims of election fraud and said it was time to tell voters the truth, earning sustained applause in the chamber. Watch his remarks. Source

Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, who lost her Georgia Senate race the night before, addressed a joint session of Congress to say she no longer plans to object to the results of the electoral vote count. Watch her remarks here. Source

“Face the Nation” moderator Margaret Brennan reports some senior members of the Trump administration have discussed the possibility of invoking the 25th Amendment, which could be used to remove a president from office and make the vice president the commander in chief. She joins “CBS Evening News” anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell for a CBS News Special Report in the aftermath of the violent protests at the Capitol. Source

The chaos erupted shortly after President Trump gave a speech once again falsely claiming to have won a second term. Source

Former Texas Republican Congressman Will Hurd joins CBSN’s “Red & Blue” to discuss the violent pro-Trump protesters who stormed Capitol Hill, and what he’d like to see from his party and the president going forward. Source

Pro-Trump protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. The National Guard, FBI, D.C. Police and officers from surrounding states descended on the Capitol to help de-escalate the violence. Charles Marino, CEO of Sentinel Security Solutions, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the events and the security breach. Source