Photos of the day: Resting on history

By Caroline Brehman

Posted January 13, 2021 at 4:48pm

Members of the National Guard rest in the Rotunda Wednesday morning before the House vote to impeach President Donald Trump.

Troops have been deployed to defend the building after a pro-Trump insurrectionist mob breached the security of the Capitol last Wednesday.

The House voted 232-197 Wednesday afternoon for a single article of impeachment charging Trump with “incitement of insurrection” for encouraging his supporters who attacked the Capitol.

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Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., President Donald Trump's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, testifies during her Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing Tuesday.

Stefanik mostly impresses at Senate Foreign Relations hearing

Kenneth Cuccinelli, a former top official with the Homeland Security Department during the first Trump administration, cautioned senators last week against an official designation of drug cartels as terrorist groups.

Experts cautious on designating drug cartels as terrorist groups

Asylum seekers wait Tuesday to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol as seen from Tijuana, Mexico, after President Donald Trump began his second term in office with a series of tough-on-immigration measures.

States challenge Trump order seeking to end birthright citizenship

Pete Hegseth is seen during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee last week.

Top Democrats continue to oppose Hegseth amid new allegations

President Donald Trump addresses the crowd in the Emancipation Hall overflow area after being sworn in as the 47th president on Monday, with first lady Melania Trump and Vice President JD Vance in the background.

Heard on the Hill