Congress reconvened Wednesday evening after protesters earlier in the day breached the U.S. Capitol building. About six hours prior, the U.S. House and Senate temporarily halted Congress after protesters breached the Capitol building, interrupting concurrent debates in the two chambers over an objection to the counting of a slate of 11 presidential electors from Arizona for presidential candidate Joe Biden, a Democrat. Upon resuming the session, Vice President Mike Pence condemned the violence. “We condemn the violence that took place here in the strongest possible terms. We grieve the loss of life in these hallowed halls to those who wreaked havoc in our Capitol today: you did not win. Violence never wins. Freedom wins. And this is still the people’s house,” he said. Pence, who is presiding over the session, was evacuated from the Senate in the afternoon as a subgroup of protesters breached the U.S. Capitol. Police evacuated the chamber at …
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