Police say 4 died when mob of pro-Trump supporters stormed US Capitol, including woman shot by police and three who died of 'medical emergencies'

On the president's urging, a horde surges into US Capitol, tearing down American flag and unfurling a Trump banner amid clouds of teargas and a deadly gunshot

After encouraging supporters to march on Congress, US president doesn't tell them to disperse; Pence: Violence and destruction must stop now

Vice president-elect says assault on the 'citadel of liberty... borders on sedition,' insists the president must 'go on national TV and demand an end to this siege'

Israeli opposition leader says "America needs to go back to being a role model'; no response from Netanyahu; GOP head in Israel 'ashamed,' but says Trump not to blame

UK's Johnson calls scenes 'disgraceful,' German FM urges mob to accept Biden's victory; Turkey, which saw its own coup attempt in 2016, invites parties to practice 'moderation'

Reporters and anchors described scenes of bedlam and fear, questioning how security and the nation's leaders did not anticipate it.

Egged on by the president, demonstrators breach seat of American government in unprecedented scenes; staffers barricade themselves in offices

US president ups the pressure on his loyal deputy who will preside over joint session of Congress to tally Electoral College votes

Democrats need both their candidates, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff, to win to seize the Senate majority in vote overshadowed by Trump's refusal to concede presidential election