Police try to defend US capitol from Trump supporters who have breached the building. Drew Angerer / Getty Images
The US Capitol was placed on lockdown today after Trump supporters broke through police barricades and stormed the building—an action that was encouraged yesterday by Trump himself. Congress, who were meeting to certify the electoral college votes, were whisked away to safety as reports began coming in that shots were fired inside the building, and people were injured. Stay tuned for the latest updates.
A BRIEF UPDATE FROM REP. SUZANNE BONAMICI: 4:30 PM
I'm preparing to return to the House floor to resume fulfilling our Constitutional duty to certify the presidential election. We won't let domestic terrorists stop us from doing our job.