Congress has confirmed President-elect Joe Biden's victory over disgraced Donald Trump just hours after one of the darkest days in US history left four dead.
Lawmakers, who certified enough Electoral College votes to officially confirm Biden as the country's 46th president and Kamala Harris as Vice President, were under heavily-armed guard after police regained control of the Capitol in Washington. It came after hundreds of Trump supporters - condemned as domestic terrorists and incited by the Republican president - stormed America's seat of power in a delusional bid to overturn his election defeat.
and offices belonging to the likes of House Speaker and Democrat Nancy Pelosi - all while the president refused to condemn the insurrection before later telling the protesters: "We love you. You're very special."Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you.We're also on Facebook - your must-see news, features, videos and pictures throughout the day from the Irish Daily Mirror, Irish Sunday Mirror and irishmirror.ie.
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