House Speaker Pelosi said the pro-Trump rioters who stormed the Capitol chose 'their whiteness over democracy' "There are people in our country, led by this president, for the moment, who have chosen their whiteness over democracy," she said. Inside the assault on the Capitol: Evacuating the SenateWashington Post reporter Paul Kane was in the Senate press gallery when a pro-Trump mob invaded the U.S. Capitol. Here’s what happened next. Pro-Trump mob storms Capitol, disrupting electoral countProceedings continue under tight security after deadly violence Trump’s mob comes for the lawmakers - The Boston GlobeA coup is exactly what Trump was attempting. He got as far as he did because Republican enablers in Congress helped him. Police using tear gas, smoke grenades to clear Capitol grounds ahead of curfewThe U.S. Capitol has been secured after authorities deployed smoke grenades and tear gas to steer pro-Trump rioters away from the government building ahead of a curfew imposed by D.C. Pelosi and Schumer call on Trump to demand all protesters leave CapitolHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) called on President Trump to demand protesters leave the U.S. GOP lawmakers plead for calm, urge Trump to help restore order amid Capitol violenceRepublican lawmakers called on President Trump to restore order Wednesday as the president's supporters breached the Capitol, halting Congress's review of the Electoral College results. US transition latest: Washington under 6 p.m. curfew as order breaks downDemocrats win one Georgia race, lead in second, with Senate control at stake