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January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol

Coverage of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol building. Read articles and watch videos about the day Trump supporters broke into the US Capitol while Congress certified Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election.

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